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<div | :athāha nṛpatiṁ rājan | ||
athāha nṛpatiṁ rājan | :bhavitaikas tavātmajaḥ | ||
bhavitaikas tavātmajaḥ | :harṣa-śoka-pradas tubhyam | ||
harṣa-śoka-pradas tubhyam | :iti brahma-suto yayau | ||
iti brahma-suto yayau | |||
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<div | ''atha''—thereafter; ''āha''—said; ''nṛpatim''—unto the King; ''rājan''—O King Citraketu; ''bhavitā''—there will be; ''ekaḥ''—one; ''tava''—your; ''ātmajaḥ''—son; ''harṣa-śoka''—jubilation and lamentation; ''pradaḥ''—who will give; ''tubhyam''—unto you; ''iti''—thus; ''brahma-sutaḥ''—Aṅgirā Ṛṣi, the son of Lord Brahmā; ''yayau''—left. | ||
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Thereafter, the great sage told the King, "O great King, now you will have a son who will be the cause of both jubilation and lamentation." The sage then left, without waiting for Citraketu's response. | Thereafter, the great sage told the King, "O great King, now you will have a son who will be the cause of both jubilation and lamentation." The sage then left, without waiting for Citraketu's response. | ||
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The word ''harṣa'' means "jubilation," and ''śoka'' means "lamentation." The King was overwhelmed with joy when he understood that he would have a son. Because of his great jubilation, he could not actually understand the statement of the sage Aṅgirā. He accepted it to mean that there would certainly be jubilation because of the birth of his future son, but that he would be the King's only son and, being very proud of his great wealth and empire, would not be very obedient to his father. Thus the King was satisfied, thinking, "Let there be a son. It does not matter if he is not very obedient." In Bengal there is a proverb that instead of having no maternal uncle, it is better to have a maternal uncle who is blind. The King accepted this philosophy, thinking that a disobedient son would be better than no son at all. The great sage Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says: | |||
:''ko 'rthaḥ putreṇa jātena'' | |||
:''yo na vidvān na dhārmikaḥ'' | |||
:''kāṇena cakṣuṣā kiṁ vā'' | |||
:''cakṣuḥ pīḍaiva kevalam'' | |||
"What is the use of a son who is neither a learned scholar nor a devotee? Such a son is like a blind, diseased eye, which always causes suffering." Nevertheless, the material world is so polluted that one wants to have a son even though he is useless. This attitude was represented in the history of King Citraketu. | |||
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Revision as of 16:47, 13 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 29
- athāha nṛpatiṁ rājan
- bhavitaikas tavātmajaḥ
- harṣa-śoka-pradas tubhyam
- iti brahma-suto yayau
SYNONYMS
atha—thereafter; āha—said; nṛpatim—unto the King; rājan—O King Citraketu; bhavitā—there will be; ekaḥ—one; tava—your; ātmajaḥ—son; harṣa-śoka—jubilation and lamentation; pradaḥ—who will give; tubhyam—unto you; iti—thus; brahma-sutaḥ—Aṅgirā Ṛṣi, the son of Lord Brahmā; yayau—left.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, the great sage told the King, "O great King, now you will have a son who will be the cause of both jubilation and lamentation." The sage then left, without waiting for Citraketu's response.
PURPORT
The word harṣa means "jubilation," and śoka means "lamentation." The King was overwhelmed with joy when he understood that he would have a son. Because of his great jubilation, he could not actually understand the statement of the sage Aṅgirā. He accepted it to mean that there would certainly be jubilation because of the birth of his future son, but that he would be the King's only son and, being very proud of his great wealth and empire, would not be very obedient to his father. Thus the King was satisfied, thinking, "Let there be a son. It does not matter if he is not very obedient." In Bengal there is a proverb that instead of having no maternal uncle, it is better to have a maternal uncle who is blind. The King accepted this philosophy, thinking that a disobedient son would be better than no son at all. The great sage Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says:
- ko 'rthaḥ putreṇa jātena
- yo na vidvān na dhārmikaḥ
- kāṇena cakṣuṣā kiṁ vā
- cakṣuḥ pīḍaiva kevalam
"What is the use of a son who is neither a learned scholar nor a devotee? Such a son is like a blind, diseased eye, which always causes suffering." Nevertheless, the material world is so polluted that one wants to have a son even though he is useless. This attitude was represented in the history of King Citraketu.