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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.11

तस्य भार्यासहस्राणां सहस्राणि दशाभवन् । सान्तानिकश्चापि नृपो न लेभे तासु सन्ततिम् ॥ ११ ॥
tasya bhāryā-sahasrāṇāṁ
[tasya bhaaryaa-sahasraanaam]
sahasrāṇi daśābhavan
[sahasraani dashaabhavan]
sāntānikaś cāpi nṛpo
[saantaanikash chaapi nripo]
na lebhe tāsu santatim
[na lebhe taasu santatim]
Word-for-word
tasya — of him (King Citraketu) bhāryā — of wives sahasrāṇām — of thousands sahasrāṇi — thousands daśa — ten abhavan — there were sāntānikaḥ — quite capable of begetting sons ca — and api — although nṛpaḥ — the King na — not lebhe — obtained tāsu — in them santatim — a son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya bhāryā-sahasrāṇāṁ
tasya
of him (King Citraketu)
bhāryā
of wives
sahasrāṇām
of thousands
sahasrāṇi daśābhavan
sahasrāṇi
thousands
daśa
ten
abhavan
there were
sāntānikaś cāpi nṛpo
sāntānikaḥ
quite capable of begetting sons
ca
and
api
although
nṛpaḥ
the King
na lebhe tāsu santatim
na
not
lebhe
obtained
tāsu
in them
santatim
a son.
This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capable of producing children, he did not receive a child from any of them. By chance, all the wives were barren.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Citraketu had ten million wives, but though desiring to produce children, he did not receive a child from any of them. He had ten million wives (10,000 x 1000). He married them in order to have offspring (sāntānikaḥ), not just for enjoyment.
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Personal Guidance
Citraketu had ten million wives but was childless — all the wives were barren. Even the most expansive opulence cannot guarantee the simplest desire.
Reflection Questions
  • What simple thing eludes me despite my many advantages?
  • What does that lack quietly teach about the limits of having?
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