The unfortunate baby birds, bereft of their mother, are waiting in the nest for her to feed them. They are still very small and have not yet grown their wings. How shall I be able to maintain them?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
कथं त्वजातपक्षांस्तान् मातृहीनान् बिभर्म्यहम् । मन्दभाग्याः प्रतीक्षन्ते नीडे मे मातरं प्रजाः
kathaṃ tvajātapakṣāṃstān mātṛhīnān bibharmyaham | mandabhāgyāḥ pratīkṣante nīḍe me mātaraṃ prajāḥ
SB 7.2.55