SB 6.14.36

TEXT 36

TEXT

कृच्छ्रलब्धे ऽथ राजर्षेस् तनये ऽनुदिनं पितुः ।
यथा निःस्वस्य कृच्छ्राप्ते धने स्नेहो ऽन्ववर्धत ॥ ३६ ॥

krcchra-labdhe 'tha rajarses

tanaye 'nudinam pituh

yatha nihsvasya krcchrapte

dhane sneho 'nvavardhata

krcchra-with great difficulty; labdhe-gained; atha-thereafter; raja-rseh-of the pious King Citraketu; tanaye-for the son; anudinam-day after day; pituh-of the father; yatha-exactly as; nihsvasya-of a poor man; krcchra-apte-gained after great difficulty; dhane-for riches; snehah-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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