CC Antya 6.40
Antya-līlā, Chapter 6, Text 40
দড়ির বন্ধনে তাঁরে রাখিবা কেমতে ? জন্মদাতা পিতা নারে ‘প্রারব্ধ’ খণ্ডাইতে ॥ ৪০ ॥
daḍira bandhane tāṅre rākhibā ke-mate?
janma-dātā pitā nāre ‘prārabdha’ khaṇḍāite
janma-dātā pitā nāre ‘prārabdha’ khaṇḍāite
Word by word
daḍira bandhane — by bonds of ropes; tāṅre — him; rākhibā — will you keep; ke mate — how; janma-dātā pitā — the father who begets the child; nāre — is not able; prārabdha — the reaction of previous activities; khaṇḍāite — to nullify.
Translation
“How then could we keep this boy home by binding him with ropes? It is not possible even for one’s father to nullify the reactions of one’s past activities.”