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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.25
sāmrājyaiśvarya-sampadah
SYNONYMS
loka-pālaih — by great demigods; api — even; prārthyāh — desirable; sāmrājya — a great empire; aiśvarya — material opulence; sampadah — possessions; na nandayanti — do not give pleasure; aprajam — because of having no son; mām — unto me; kshut — hunger; trit — thirst; kāmam — desiring to satisfy; iva — like; apare — other enjoyable sense objects.
TRANSLATION
As a person aggrieved by hunger and thirst is not pleased by the external gratification of flower garlands or sandalwood pulp, I am not pleased with my empire, opulence or possessions, which are desirable even for great demigods, because I have no son.
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