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Durga Saptashati — Chapter 1, Verse 53

Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha

लोभात्प्रत्युपकाराय नन्वेतान् किं न पश्यसि । तथापि ममतावर्त्ते मोहगर्ते निपातिताः ॥ ५३ ॥

lobhātpratyupakārāya nanvetān kiṁ na paśhyasi tathāpi mamatāvartte mohagarte nipātitāḥ

Translation

hoping to be repaid, out of greed; do you not see this? Even so, they are thrown into the whirlpool of 'mine,' the pit of delusion,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

बदले में उपकार की आशा से, लोभवश; क्या तुम यह नहीं देखते? फिर भी वे ममता के भँवर और मोह के गड्ढे में गिराए जाते हैं,

Commentary

Human attachment to children often has a hidden expectation of return. Yet even knowing this, people fall into the whirlpool of mamata. Gita Press notes a variant, nanvete.

Durga Saptashati Chapter 1.53 (Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha)