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  "name":"SB 6.5.9",
  "h1":"SB 6.5.9",
  "label":"Text 9",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.5.9",
  "description":"Alas, your father is omniscient, but you do not know his actual order. Without knowing the actual purpose of your father, how will you create progeny?"

} —

SB 6.5.9

Text

kathaṁ sva-pitur ādeśam
avidvāṁso vipaścitaḥ
anurūpam avijñāya
aho sargaṁ kariṣyatha

Synonyms

katham—how; sva-pituḥ—of your own father; ādeśam—the order; avidvāṁsaḥ—ignorant; vipaścitaḥ—who knows everything; anurūpam—suitable for you; avijñāya—without knowing; aho—alas; sargam—the creation; kariṣyatha—you will perform.

Translation

Alas, your father is omniscient, but you do not know his actual order. Without knowing the actual purpose of your father, how will you create progeny?