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| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.26
SYNONYMS
tatah — therefore, because of this; pāhi — kindly save; mahā-bhāga — O great sage; pūrvaih saha — along with my forefathers; gatam — gone; tamah — to darkness; yathā — so that; tarema — we can cross; dushpāram — very difficult to cross; prajayā — by getting a son; tat — that; vidhehi — kindly do; nah — for us.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, O great sage, please save me and my forefathers, who are descending to the darkness of hell because I have no progeny. Kindly do something so that I may have a son to deliver us from hellish conditions.
PURPORT
According to Vedic civilization, one gets married simply to have a son, who is needed to offer oblations to his forefathers. King Citraketu responsibly desired to beget a child so that he and his forefathers might be delivered from the darkest regions. He was concerned with how to get pinda, oblations, in the next life, not only for himself but also for his forefathers. Therefore he requested Ańgirā Rishi to favor him by doing something that could help him get a son.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness