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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
6.14.446.14.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.14.45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.14.42inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

शयानं सुचिरं बालमुपधार्य मनीषिणी ।

पुत्रमानय मे भद्रे इति धात्रीमचोदयत् ॥ ४५ ॥

śayānaṁ suciraṁ bālam

upadhārya manīṣiṇī

putram ānaya me bhadre

iti dhātrīm acodayat

Translation

Thinking that her child had been sleeping for a long time, Queen Kṛtadyuti, who was certainly very intelligent, ordered the nurse, “My dear friend, please bring my son here.”

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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.

The Queen Calls for Her Son

  1. 1

    Queen Kṛtadyuti thought her child had been sleeping for a long time.

  2. 2

    The translation describes her as certainly very intelligent.

  3. 3

    Addressing the nurse as her dear friend, she asked her to bring her son.

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. śayānamlying down
  2. su-ciramfor a long time
  3. bālamthe son
  4. upadhāryathinking
  5. manīṣiṇīvery intelligent
  6. putramthe son
  7. ānayabring
  8. meunto me
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 6.14

    In this verse: “friend”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “child”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I speak warmly to those whose help I depend on?

Practice

Make one request for help today with gentle, respectful words.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Queen Calls for Her SonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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