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  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
6.14.416.14.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.14.42

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.14.42inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं सन्दह्यमानानां सपत्‍न्या: पुत्रसम्पदा ।

राज्ञोऽसम्मतवृत्तीनां विद्वेषो बलवानभूत् ॥ ४२ ॥

evaṁ sandahyamānānāṁ

sapatnyāḥ putra-sampadā

rājño ’sammata-vṛttīnāṁ

vidveṣo balavān abhūt

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Being neglected by their husband and seeing Kṛtadyuti’s opulence in possessing a son, Kṛtadyuti’s co-wives always burned in envy, which became extremely strong.

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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.

Neglect and Comparison Feed Envy

  1. 1

    Kṛtadyuti’s co-wives felt neglected by their husband.

  2. 2

    They saw Kṛtadyuti’s possession of a son as her opulence.

  3. 3

    They constantly burned in envy, and that envy became extremely strong.

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:

The co-wives of Kṛtadyuti, however, were envious, and later they administered poison to the child. Citraketu was overwhelmed by shock at his son’s death.
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. evamthus
  2. sandahyamānānāmof the queens, who were constantly burning in lamentation
  3. sapatnyāḥof the co-wife Kṛtadyuti
  4. putra-sampadādue to the opulence of a son
  5. rājñaḥby the King
  6. asammata-vṛttīnāmnot being very much favored
  7. vidveṣaḥenvy
  8. balavānvery strong
  9. abhūtbecame
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I dwell on another person’s good fortune when I feel neglected?

Practice

Identify one envious comparison today and pause rather than continue dwelling on it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNeglect and Comparison Feed EnvyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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