ŚB 3.31.24
Devanagari
पतितो भुव्यसृङ्मिश्र: विष्ठाभूरिव चेष्टते ।
रोरूयति गते ज्ञाने विपरीतां गतिं गत: ॥ २४ ॥
रोरूयति गते ज्ञाने विपरीतां गतिं गत: ॥ २४ ॥
Verse text
patito bhuvy asṛṅ-miśraḥ
viṣṭhā-bhūr iva ceṣṭate
rorūyati gate jñāne
viparītāṁ gatiṁ gataḥ
viṣṭhā-bhūr iva ceṣṭate
rorūyati gate jñāne
viparītāṁ gatiṁ gataḥ
Synonyms
Translation
The child thus falls on the ground, smeared with stool and blood, and plays just like a worm germinated from the stool. He loses his superior knowledge and cries under the spell of māyā.