Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.36
कृच्छ्रलब्धेऽथ राजर्षेस्तनयेऽनुदिनं पितु: ।
यथा नि:स्वस्य कृच्छ्राप्ते धने स्नेहोऽन्ववर्धत ॥ ३६ ॥
kṛcchra-labdhe ’tha rājarṣes
[krichchra-labdhe ’tha raajarshes]
tanaye ’nudinaṁ pituḥ
[tanaye ’nudinam pituh]
yathā niḥsvasya kṛcchrāpte
[yathaa nihsvasya krichchraapte]
dhane sneho ’nvavardhata
[dhane sneho ’nvavardhata]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṛcchra-labdhe ’tha rājarṣes
kṛcchra
with great difficulty
labdhe
gained
tanaye ’nudinaṁ pituḥ
yathā niḥsvasya kṛcchrāpte
atha
thereafter
rāja-ṛṣeḥ
of the pious King Citraketu
dhane sneho ’nvavardhata
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.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When a poor man obtains 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.
Personal Guidance
As a poor man's affection for hard-earned money grows daily, the King's love for the long-awaited son grew daily. What we wait for, we love more — and more dangerously.
Reflection Questions
- Which long-awaited fruit do I love more strongly than is wise?
- What protective limit on love might preserve both me and the loved one?
My note
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