SB 6.14.36
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.