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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.67
aho me bata daurātmyam
strī-jitasyopadhāraya
yo 'ńkam premnārurukshantam
nābhyanandam asattamah
SYNONYMS
aho — alas; me — my; bata — certainly; daurātmyam — cruelty; strī-jitasya — conquered by a woman; upadhāraya — just think of me in this regard; yah — who; ańkam — lap; premnā — out of love; ārurukshantam — trying to rise onto it; na — not; abhyanandam — received properly; asat-tamah — the most cruel.
TRANSLATION
Alas, just see how I was conquered by my wife! Just imagine my cruelty! Out of love and affection the boy was trying to get up on my lap, but I did not receive him, nor did I even pat him for a moment. Just imagine how hardhearted I am.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness