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dadira bandhane tanre rakhiba ke-mate?

janma-data-pita nare ’prarabdha’ khandaite

SYNONYMS

dadira bandhane—by bonds of ropes; tanre—him; rakhiba—will you keep; ke mate—how; janma-data pita—the father who begets the child; nare—is not able; prarabdha—the reaction of previous activities; khandaite—to nullify "How then could we keep this boy home by binding him with ropes? It is not possible even for one’s father to nullify the reactions of one’s past activities.