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| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.36
kricchra-labdhe 'tha rājarshes
dhane sneho 'nvavardhata
SYNONYMS
kricchra — with great difficulty; labdhe — gained; atha — thereafter; rāja-risheh — of the pious King Citraketu; tanaye — for the son; anudinam — day after day; pituh — of the father; yathā — exactly as; nihsvasya — of a poor man; kricchra-āpte — gained after great difficulty; dhane — for riches; snehah — 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.
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