ŚB 6.5.9
Devanagari
कथं स्वपितुरादेशमविद्वांसो विपश्चित: ।
अनुरूपमविज्ञाय अहो सर्गं करिष्यथ ॥ ९ ॥
अनुरूपमविज्ञाय अहो सर्गं करिष्यथ ॥ ९ ॥
Verse text
kathaṁ sva-pitur ādeśam
avidvāṁso vipaścitaḥ
anurūpam avijñāya
aho sargaṁ kariṣyatha
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?