Text
tadaiva te paraṁ jñānaṁ
dadāmi gṛham āgataḥ
jñātvānyābhiniveśaṁ te
putram eva dadāmy aham
Synonyms
tadā—then; eva—indeed; te—unto you; param—transcendental; jnanam—knowledge; dadāmi—I would have delivered; gṛham—to your home; agatah—came; jnatva—knowing; anya-abhiniveśam—absorption in something else (in material things); te—your; putram—a son; eva—only; dadāmi—gave; Aham—I. ¶
Translation
When I first came to your home, I could have given you the supreme transcendental knowledge, but when I saw that your mind was absorbed in material things, I gave you only a son, who caused you jubilation and lamentation. ¶