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Durga Saptashati — Chapter 1, Verse 31

Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha

किं करोमि न बध्नाति मम निष्ठुरतां मनः । यैः संत्यज्य पितृस्नेहं धनलुब्धैर्निराकृतः ॥ ३१ ॥

kiṁ karomi na badhnāti mama niṣhṭhuratāṁ manaḥ yaiḥ saṁtyajya pitṛisnehaṁ dhanalubdhairnirākṛitaḥ

Translation

But what can I do? My mind will not harden. Those who, greedy for wealth, abandoned a father's love and drove me out,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

पर मैं क्या करूँ? मेरा मन कठोर नहीं होता। जिन्होंने धन के लोभ में पिता के स्नेह को त्यागकर मुझे निकाल दिया,

Commentary

"My mind will not harden" (na badhnati mama nishthuratam manah). He cannot make himself stop caring, however much he wants to.

Durga Saptashati Chapter 1.31 (Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha)