# SB 9.6.28 ## Text > utthitās te niśamyātha > vyudakaṁ kalaśaṁ prabho > papracchuḥ kasya karmedaṁ > pītaṁ puṁsavanaṁ jalam ## Synonyms *utthitāḥ*—after awakening; *te*—all of them; *niśamya*—seeing; *atha*—thereafter; *vyudakam*—empty; *kalaśam*—the waterpot; *prabho*—O King Parīkṣit; *papracchuḥ*—inquired; *kasya*—whose; *karma*—act; *idam*—this; *pītam*—drunk; *puṁsavanam*—which was to cause the birth of a child; *jalam*—water. ## Translation **When the brāhmaṇas got up from bed and saw the waterpot empty, they inquired who had done this work of drinking the water meant for begetting a child.**