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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 6 · Chapter 14: King Citraketu’s Lamentation
6.14.306.14.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.14.31

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Citraketusince 6.14.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्या अनुदिनं गर्भ: शुक्लपक्ष इवोडुप: ।

ववृधे शूरसेनेशतेजसा शनकैर्नृप ॥ ३१ ॥

tasyā anudinaṁ garbhaḥ

śukla-pakṣa ivoḍupaḥ

vavṛdhe śūraseneśa-

tejasā śanakair nṛpa

Translation

After receiving semen from Mahārāja Citraketu, the King of Śūrasena, Queen Kṛtadyuti gradually developed in her pregnancy, O King Parīkṣit, just as the moon develops during the bright fortnight.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Growth Unfolds Little by Little

  1. 1

    Queen Kṛtadyuti’s pregnancy developed gradually after she received semen from Mahārāja Citraketu.

  2. 2

    The child’s growth is compared to the moon’s increase during the bright fortnight.

  3. 3

    The verse draws attention to development that takes place little by little, day after day.

How it feels

Parental grief → Detachment and surrender. A flashback discloses the devotional history behind Vṛtrāsura.

Chapters 14–17 of Canto 6: Citraketu's grief, realization and curse. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: King Citraketu’s Lamentation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Being doubtful, Parīkṣit Mahārāja inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who then described Vṛtrāsura with reference to his previous birth as Citraketu, the King of Śūrasena. Citraketu, who had no sons, got an opportunity to meet the great sage Aṅgirā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyāḥher
  2. anudinamday after day
  3. garbhaḥembryo
  4. śukla-pakṣeduring the fortnight of the waxing moon
  5. ivalike
  6. uḍupaḥthe moon
  7. vavṛdhegradually developed
  8. śūrasena-īśaof the King of Śūrasena
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.14

    In this verse: “king”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 6.14

    In this verse: “child’s”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where in my life do I need patience with gradual growth?

Practice

Notice one thing growing slowly today, and pause to appreciate its gradual development.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGrowth Unfolds Little by LittleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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