SB 3.31.26 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

शायितोऽशुचिपर्यङ्के जन्तु: स्वेदज-दूषिते । नेश: कण्डूयनेऽङ्गानामासनोत्थानचेष्टने ॥ २६ ॥

Verse text

śāyito ’śuci-paryaṅke jantuḥ svedaja-dūṣite neśaḥ kaṇḍūyane ’ṅgānām āsanotthāna-ceṣṭane

Synonyms

śāyitaḥ — laid down ; aśuci — paryaṅke — on a foul bed ; jantuḥ — the child ; sveda — ja — with creatures born from sweat ; dūṣite — infested ; na īśaḥ — incapable of ; kaṇḍūyane — scratching ; aṅgānām — his limbs ; āsana — sitting ; utthāna — standing ; ceṣṭane — or moving .

Translation

Laid down on a foul bed infested with sweat and germs, the poor child is incapable of scratching his body to get relief from his itching sensation, to say nothing of sitting up, standing or even moving.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Laid in an unclean bed infested with insects, he is not able to scratch his limbs, or sit or stand.

Purport

It should be noted that the child is born crying and suffering. After birth the same suffering continues, and he cries. Because he is disturbed by the germs in his foul bed, which is contaminated by his urine and stool, the poor child continues to cry. He is unable to take any remedial measure for his relief.