ŚB 11.7.59
Canto 11, Chapter 7, Text 59
तासां पतत्रै: सुस्पर्शै: कूजितैर्मुग्धचेष्टितै: ।
प्रत्युद्गमैरदीनानां पितरौ मुदमापतु: ॥ ६० ॥
प्रत्युद्गमैरदीनानां पितरौ मुदमापतु: ॥ ६० ॥
prajāḥ pupuṣatuḥ prītau
dampatī putra-vatsalau
śṛṇvantau kūjitaṁ tāsāṁ
nirvṛtau kala-bhāṣitaiḥ
dampatī putra-vatsalau
śṛṇvantau kūjitaṁ tāsāṁ
nirvṛtau kala-bhāṣitaiḥ
Word by word
prajāḥ — their progeny; pupuṣatuḥ — they nourished; prītau — very pleased; dam-patī — the couple; putra — to their children; vatsalau — compassionate; śṛṇvantau — listening; kūjitam — to the chirping; tāsām — of their children; nirvṛtau — extremely happy; kala-bhāṣitaiḥ — by the awkward sounds.
Translation
The two pigeons became most affectionate to their children and took great pleasure in listening to their awkward chirping, which sounded very sweet to the parents. Thus with love they began to raise the little birds who were born of them.