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CC Ādi 14.74

Bengali

শচী আসি’ কহে,—কেনে অশুচি ছুঁইলা ।
গঙ্গাস্নান কর যাই’—অপবিত্র হইলা ॥ ৭৪ ॥

Text

śacī āsi’ kahe, — kene aśuci chuṅilā
gaṅgā-snāna kara yāi’ — apavitra ha-ilā

Synonyms

śacī āsi’ — mother Śacī, coming there; kahe — said; kene — why; aśuci — untouchable; chuṅilā — You have touched; gaṅgā-snāna — bathing in the Ganges; kara — do; yāi’ — going there; apavitra ha-ilā — You have become impure.

Translation

When mother Śacī saw her boy sitting on the rejected pots, she protested, “Why have You touched these untouchable pots? You have now become impure. Go and bathe in the Ganges.”