Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.37
मातुस्त्वतितरां पुत्रे स्नेहो मोहसमुद्भव: ।
कृतद्युते: सपत्नीनां प्रजाकामज्वरोऽभवत् ॥ ३७ ॥
mātus tv atitarāṁ putre
[maatus tv atitaraam putre]
sneho moha-samudbhavaḥ
[sneho moha-samudbhavah]
kṛtadyuteḥ sapatnīnāṁ
[kritadyuteh sapatneenaam]
prajā-kāma-jvaro ’bhavat
[prajaa-kaama-jvaro ’bhavat]
Word-for-word
mātuḥ
—
of the mother
tu
—
also
atitarām
—
excessively
putre
—
for the son
snehaḥ
—
affection
moha
—
out of ignorance
samudbhavaḥ
—
produced
kṛtadyuteḥ
—
of Kṛtadyuti
sapatnīnām
—
of the co-wives
prajā-kāma
—
of a desire to have sons
jvaraḥ
—
a fever
abhavat
—
there was.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mātus tv atitarāṁ putre
mātuḥ
of the mother
tu
also
atitarām
excessively
putre
for the son
sneho moha-samudbhavaḥ
snehaḥ
affection
moha
out of ignorance
samudbhavaḥ
produced
kṛtadyuteḥ sapatnīnāṁ
kṛtadyuteḥ
of Kṛtadyuti
sapatnīnām
of the co-wives
prajā-kāma-jvaro ’bhavat
prajā-kāma
of a desire to have sons
jvaraḥ
a fever
abhavat
there was.
The mother’s attraction and attention to the son, like that of the child’s father, excessively increased. The other wives, seeing Kṛtadyuti’s son, were very much agitated, as if by high fevers, with a desire to have sons.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The mother developed extreme affection for her son out of illusion. The other wives developed a feverish desire to have sons.
The other wives developed a painful desire for a son.
Personal Guidance
The mother's attachment exploded; the other wives, seeing this, burned with fevered desire for sons. Inequality of joy in shared households generates envy.
Reflection Questions
- Whose joy near me is silently producing envy I haven't acknowledged?
- How might I share the joy to lessen the envy?
My note
Source: vedabase.io