A mother endures to the point of giving up her very life for the sake of her child. Such is the wonder of an infant's power. Is He weak then, that He does not hear with His own ears? What deficiency has arisen in Narayana? Moment by moment, You must keep watch over me. The time of the ill-fated one has come to this. Says Tuka, my own words have lost all relish. Whatever fruit comes now is bitter and astringent.