Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.36

kṛcchra-labdhe 'tha rājarṣes

tanaye 'nudinaḿ 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.

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