SB 6.14.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

SB 6.14.35 - SB 6.14.37

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

kṛcchra-labdhe 'tha rājarṣes

tanaye 'nudinaṁ pituḥ

yathā niḥsvasya kṛcchrāpte

dhane sneho 'nvavardhata

SYNONYMS

kṛcchra—with great difficulty; labdhe—gained; atha—thereafter; rāja-ṛṣeḥ—of the pious King Citraketu; tanaye—for the son; anudinam—day after day; pituḥ—of the father; yathā—exactly as; niḥsvasya—of a poor man; kṛcchra-āpte—gained after great difficulty; dhane—for riches; snehaḥ—affection; anvavardhata—increased.

TRANSLATION

When a poor man gets some money after great difficulty, his affection for the money increases daily. Similarly, when King Citraketu, after great difficulty, received a son, his affection for the son increased day after day.

SB 6.14.35 - SB 6.14.37