Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 6 — Chapter 14
SB 6 14.1
श्रीपरीक्षिदुवाच रजस्तमःस्वभावस्य ब्रह्मन् वृत्रस्य पाप्मनः नारायणे भगवति कथमासीद्दृढा मतिः
śrīparīkṣiduvāca rajastamaḥsvabhāvasya brahman vṛtrasya pāpmanaḥ nārāyaṇe bhagavati kathamāsīddṛḍhā matiḥ
Śrī Parīkṣit said: O brahmin, how did the sinful Vṛtra, whose nature was of passion and darkness, come to have firm devotion of mind to Lord Nārāyaṇa?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.2
देवानां शुद्धसत्त्वानामृषीणां चामलात्मनाम् भक्तिर्मुकुन्दचरणे न प्रायेणोपजायते
devānāṃ śuddhasattvānāmṛṣīṇāṃ cāmalātmanām bhaktirmukundacaraṇe na prāyeṇopajāyate
Even in the gods, who are of pure goodness, and in the sages, who are spotless in self, devotion to Mukunda's feet does not generally arise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.3
रजोभिः समसङ्ख्याताः पार्थिवैरिह जन्तवः तेषां ये केचनेहन्ते श्रेयो वै मनुजादयः
rajobhiḥ samasaṅkhyātāḥ pārthivairiha jantavaḥ teṣāṃ ye kecanehante śreyo vai manujādayaḥ
Here the living beings are as many in number as the particles of earthly dust; among them, some few — humans and the like — strive for what is truly good.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.4
प्रायो मुमुक्षवस्तेषां केचनैव द्विजोत्तम मुमुक्षूणां सहस्रेषु कश्चिन् मुच्येत सिध्यति
prāyo mumukṣavasteṣāṃ kecanaiva dvijottama mumukṣūṇāṃ sahasreṣu kaścin mucyeta sidhyati
Of these, O best of the twice-born, only some few at all desire liberation; and among thousands of those who desire liberation, someone may be freed and attain perfection.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.5
मुक्तानामपि सिद्धानां नारायणपरायणः सुदुर्लभः प्रशान्तात्मा कोटिष्वपि महामुने
muktānāmapi siddhānāṃ nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ sudurlabhaḥ praśāntātmā koṭiṣvapi mahāmune
Even among the liberated and the perfected, O great sage, one devoted to Nārāyaṇa, whose self is wholly at peace, is very hard to find, even among tens of millions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.6
वृत्रस्तु स कथं पापः सर्वलोकोपतापनः इत्थं दृढमतिः कृष्ण आसीत् सङ्ग्राम उल्बणे
vṛtrastu sa kathaṃ pāpaḥ sarvalokopatāpanaḥ itthaṃ dṛḍhamatiḥ kṛṣṇa āsīt saṅgrāma ulbaṇe
But how was that sinful Vṛtra, who tormented all the worlds, thus firm of mind upon Kṛṣṇa in the fierce battle?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.7
अत्र नः संशयो भूयाञ् छ्रोतुं कौतूहलं प्रभो यः पौरुषेण समरे सहस्राक्षमतोषयत्
atra naḥ saṃśayo bhūyāñ chrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ prabho yaḥ pauruṣeṇa samare sahasrākṣamatoṣayat
On this point our doubt is great, and (our) curiosity to hear (it), O lord — he who by his valour satisfied the Thousand-eyed one in combat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.8
श्रीसूत उवाच परीक्षितो ऽथ सम्प्रश्नं भगवान् बादरायणिः निशम्य श्रद्दधानस्य प्रतिनन्द्य वचो ऽब्रवीत्
śrīsūta uvāca parīkṣito 'tha sampraśnaṃ bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ niśamya śraddadhānasya pratinandya vaco 'bravīt
Śrī Sūta said: Then the lord (Śuka), son of Bādarāyaṇa, having heard the full question of the faithful Parīkṣit, commended it and spoke these words.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.9
श्रीशुक उवाच शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्नितिहासमिमं यथा श्रुतं द्वैपायनमुखान् नारदाद्देवलादपि
śrīśuka uvāca śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājannitihāsamimaṃ yathā śrutaṃ dvaipāyanamukhān nāradāddevalādapi
Śrī Śuka said: Listen attentively, O king, to this ancient account, as it was heard from the mouth of Dvaipāyana, and from Nārada and Devala too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.10
आसीद्राजा सार्वभौमः शूरसेनेषु वै नृप चित्रकेतुरिति ख्यातो यस्यासीत् कामधुङ् मही
āsīdrājā sārvabhaumaḥ śūraseneṣu vai nṛpa citraketuriti khyāto yasyāsīt kāmadhuṅ mahī
There was a king, an emperor over the whole earth, among the Śūrasenas, O ruler, famed as Citraketu, for whom the earth was a wish-yielding cow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.11
तस्य भार्यासहस्राणां सहस्राणि दशाभवन् सान्तानिकश्चापि नृपो न लेभे तासु सन्ततिम्
tasya bhāryāsahasrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi daśābhavan sāntānikaścāpi nṛpo na lebhe tāsu santatim
He had ten thousand thousands of wives, and though eager for offspring the king obtained no progeny among them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.12
रूपौदार्यवयोजन्म विद्यैश्वर्यश्रियादिभिः सम्पन्नस्य गुणैः सर्वैश्चिन्ता बन्ध्यापतेरभूत्
rūpaudāryavayojanma vidyaiśvaryaśriyādibhiḥ sampannasya guṇaiḥ sarvaiścintā bandhyāpaterabhūt
Though he was endowed with beauty, generosity, youth, (noble) birth, learning, sovereignty, wealth and the rest — with all good qualities — anxiety came upon him, the husband of barren women.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.13
न तस्य सम्पदः सर्वा महिष्यो वामलोचनाः सार्वभौमस्य भूश्चेयमभवन् प्रीतिहेतवः
na tasya sampadaḥ sarvā mahiṣyo vāmalocanāḥ sārvabhaumasya bhūśceyamabhavan prītihetavaḥ
For that emperor, none of his riches, nor his fair-eyed queens, nor this earth became causes of delight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.14
तस्यैकदा तु भवनमङ्गिरा भगवान् ऋषिः लोकान् अनुचरन्नेतान् उपागच्छद्यदृच्छया
tasyaikadā tu bhavanamaṅgirā bhagavān ṛṣiḥ lokān anucarannetān upāgacchadyadṛcchayā
Then one day the lord, the sage Aṅgirā, wandering through these worlds, came to his house by chance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.15
तं पूजयित्वा विधिवत् प्रत्युत्थानार्हणादिभिः कृतातिथ्यमुपासीदत् सुखासीनं समाहितः
taṃ pūjayitvā vidhivat pratyutthānārhaṇādibhiḥ kṛtātithyamupāsīdat sukhāsīnaṃ samāhitaḥ
Having honoured him duly with rising to meet him, gifts of respect and the rest, and having performed the rites of hospitality, (the king) with concentrated mind sat near him as he was seated at ease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.16
महर्षिस्तमुपासीनं प्रश्रयावनतं क्षितौ प्रतिपूज्य महाराज समाभाष्येदमब्रवीत्
maharṣistamupāsīnaṃ praśrayāvanataṃ kṣitau pratipūjya mahārāja samābhāṣyedamabravīt
The great sage, having honoured him in return as he sat near, bowed to the ground in reverence, O great king, addressed him and said this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.17
अङ्गिरा उवाच अपि ते ऽनामयं स्वस्ति प्रकृतीनां तथात्मनः यथा प्रकृतिभिर्गुप्तः पुमान् राजा च सप्तभिः
aṅgirā uvāca api te 'nāmayaṃ svasti prakṛtīnāṃ tathātmanaḥ yathā prakṛtibhirguptaḥ pumān rājā ca saptabhiḥ
Aṅgirā said: Is there freedom from illness and well-being for you, for your subjects (or ministers), and likewise for yourself? For as a man is protected by his own natural constituents, so is a king by the seven (constituents of the state).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 6 14.18
आत्मानं प्रकृतिष्वद्धा निधाय श्रेय आप्नुयात् राज्ञा तथा प्रकृतयो नरदेवाहिताधयः
ātmānaṃ prakṛtiṣvaddhā nidhāya śreya āpnuyāt rājñā tathā prakṛtayo naradevāhitādhayaḥ
By truly entrusting himself to the (elements of the) state, (a king) would attain his welfare; and likewise the subjects, through the king, become free of anxieties, O god among men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 6 14.19
अपि दाराः प्रजामात्या भृत्याः श्रेण्यो ऽथ मन्त्रिणः पौरा जानपदा भूपा आत्मजा वशवर्तिनः
api dārāḥ prajāmātyā bhṛtyāḥ śreṇyo 'tha mantriṇaḥ paurā jānapadā bhūpā ātmajā vaśavartinaḥ
Are your wives, offspring and officers, servants, guilds, and then ministers, the townsmen, the country folk, the subordinate rulers, and your sons obedient to your will?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.20
यस्यात्मानुवशश्चेत् स्यात् सर्वे तद्वशगा इमे लोकाः सपाला यच्छन्ति सर्वे बलिमतन्द्रिताः
yasyātmānuvaśaścet syāt sarve tadvaśagā ime lokāḥ sapālā yacchanti sarve balimatandritāḥ
If a man's own mind is under his control, then all these become subject to him; the worlds together with their guardians all offer him tribute untiringly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.21
आत्मनः प्रीयते नात्मा परतः स्वत एव वा लक्षये ऽलब्धकामं त्वां चिन्तया शबलं मुखम्
ātmanaḥ prīyate nātmā parataḥ svata eva vā lakṣaye 'labdhakāmaṃ tvāṃ cintayā śabalaṃ mukham
Your mind does not delight in itself, whether from outside (causes) or from itself; I observe you as one whose desire is unfulfilled — your face is mottled with worry.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.22
एवं विकल्पितो राजन् विदुषा मुनिनापि सः प्रश्रयावनतो ऽभ्याह प्रजाकामस्ततो मुनिम्
evaṃ vikalpito rājan viduṣā munināpi saḥ praśrayāvanato 'bhyāha prajākāmastato munim
Thus questioned, O king, by the sage, though he knew (already), that (king), bowed low in reverence, then spoke to the sage, desiring offspring.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.23
चित्रकेतुरुवाच भगवन् किं न विदितं तपोज्ञानसमाधिभिः योगिनां ध्वस्तपापानां बहिरन्तः शरीरिषु
citraketuruvāca bhagavan kiṃ na viditaṃ tapojñānasamādhibhiḥ yogināṃ dhvastapāpānāṃ bahirantaḥ śarīriṣu
Citraketu said: O lord, what is not known, outside and within embodied beings, to yogins whose sins have been destroyed by austerity, knowledge and meditation?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.24
तथापि पृच्छतो ब्रूयां ब्रह्मन्नात्मनि चिन्तितम् भवतो विदुषश्चापि चोदितस्त्वदनुज्ञया
tathāpi pṛcchato brūyāṃ brahmannātmani cintitam bhavato viduṣaścāpi coditastvadanujñayā
Nevertheless, since you ask, O brahmin, I shall speak what is thought in my mind — to you who indeed know it — prompted (to speak) by your permission.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.25
लोकपालैरपि प्रार्थ्याः साम्राज्यैश्वर्यसम्पदः न नन्दयन्त्य् अप्रजं मां क्षुत्तृट्काममिवापरे
lokapālairapi prārthyāḥ sāmrājyaiśvaryasampadaḥ na nandayanty aprajaṃ māṃ kṣuttṛṭkāmamivāpare
Riches of imperial sovereignty and lordship, coveted even by the guardians of the worlds, do not gladden me, who am childless, as other (enjoyments) do not (gladden) one afflicted by hunger and thirst.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.26
ततः पाहि महाभाग पूर्वैः सह गतं तमः यथा तरेम दुष्पारं प्रजया तद्विधेहि नः
tataḥ pāhi mahābhāga pūrvaiḥ saha gataṃ tamaḥ yathā tarema duṣpāraṃ prajayā tadvidhehi naḥ
Therefore, greatly fortunate one, protect (me) from the darkness that my ancestors have gone into; arrange for us, by means of offspring, that we may cross that which is hard to cross.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.27
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्य् अर्थितः स भगवान् कृपालुर्ब्रह्मणः सुतः श्रपयित्वा चरुं त्वाष्ट्रं त्वष्टारमयजद्विभुः
śrīśuka uvāca ity arthitaḥ sa bhagavān kṛpālurbrahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ śrapayitvā caruṃ tvāṣṭraṃ tvaṣṭāramayajadvibhuḥ
Śrī Śuka said: Thus entreated, that compassionate and powerful lord, the son of Brahmā, having had an oblation of rice cooked for Tvaṣṭā, worshipped Tvaṣṭā (with it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.28
ज्येष्ठा श्रेष्ठा च या राज्ञो महिषीणां च भारत नाम्ना कृतद्युतिस्तस्यै यज्ञोच्छिष्टमदाद्द्विजः
jyeṣṭhā śreṣṭhā ca yā rājño mahiṣīṇāṃ ca bhārata nāmnā kṛtadyutistasyai yajñocchiṣṭamadāddvijaḥ
She who was the eldest and the foremost among the king's queens, O Bhārata, was named Kṛtadyuti; to her the brāhmaṇa gave the remnant of the sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.29
अथाह नृपतिं राजन् भवितैकस्तवात्मजः हर्षशोकप्रदस्तुभ्यमिति ब्रह्मसुतो ययौ
athāha nṛpatiṃ rājan bhavitaikastavātmajaḥ harṣaśokapradastubhyamiti brahmasuto yayau
Then he said to the king: "There will be one son of yours, O king, who will bring you both joy and sorrow" — and the son of Brahmā departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.30
सापि तत्प्राशनादेव चित्रकेतोरधारयत् गर्भं कृतद्युतिर्देवी कृत्तिकाग्नेरिवात्मजम्
sāpi tatprāśanādeva citraketoradhārayat garbhaṃ kṛtadyutirdevī kṛttikāgnerivātmajam
And she too, queen Kṛtadyuti, merely from eating that, conceived a child by Citraketu, as Kṛttikā (conceived) a son by Agni.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.31
तस्या अनुदिनं गर्भः शुक्लपक्ष इवोडुपः ववृधे शूरसेनेश तेजसा शनकैर्नृप
tasyā anudinaṃ garbhaḥ śuklapakṣa ivoḍupaḥ vavṛdhe śūraseneśa tejasā śanakairnṛpa
Day by day her embryo grew slowly in vigour, O lord of the Śūrasenas, like the moon in the bright fortnight, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.32
अथ काल उपावृत्ते कुमारः समजायत जनयन् शूरसेनानां शृण्वतां परमां मुदम्
atha kāla upāvṛtte kumāraḥ samajāyata janayan śūrasenānāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ paramāṃ mudam
Then, when the time came round, a boy was born, giving the highest joy to the Śūrasenas who heard of it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.33
हृष्टो राजा कुमारस्य स्नातः शुचिरलङ्कृतः वाचयित्वाशिषो विप्रैः कारयामास जातकम्
hṛṣṭo rājā kumārasya snātaḥ śuciralaṅkṛtaḥ vācayitvāśiṣo vipraiḥ kārayāmāsa jātakam
The delighted king, bathed, purified and adorned, having had benedictions recited by the brāhmaṇas, had the birth rite performed for the boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.34
तेभ्यो हिरण्यं रजतं वासांस्य् आभरणानि च ग्रामान् हयान् गजान् प्रादाद्धेनूनामर्बुदानि षट्
tebhyo hiraṇyaṃ rajataṃ vāsāṃsy ābharaṇāni ca grāmān hayān gajān prādāddhenūnāmarbudāni ṣaṭ
To them he gave gold, silver, garments and ornaments, villages, horses and elephants, and sixty million cows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.35
ववर्ष कामान् अन्येषां पर्जन्य इव देहिनाम् धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं कुमारस्य महामनाः
vavarṣa kāmān anyeṣāṃ parjanya iva dehinām dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ kumārasya mahāmanāḥ
And the great-minded (king) rained down on others whatever they desired, like a rain-cloud upon embodied beings, (all) that brings wealth, fame and long life to the boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.36
कृच्छ्रलब्धे ऽथ राजर्षेस्तनये ऽनुदिनं पितुः यथा निःस्वस्य कृच्छ्राप्ते धने स्नेहो ऽन्ववर्धत
kṛcchralabdhe 'tha rājarṣestanaye 'nudinaṃ pituḥ yathā niḥsvasya kṛcchrāpte dhane sneho 'nvavardhata
Then, day by day, the affection of the royal sage, the father, for the son obtained with such difficulty grew, as (the attachment) of a destitute man for wealth won with difficulty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.37
मातुस्त्वतितरां पुत्रे स्नेहो मोहसमुद्भवः कृतद्युतेः सपत्नीनां प्रजाकामज्वरो ऽभवत्
mātustvatitarāṃ putre sneho mohasamudbhavaḥ kṛtadyuteḥ sapatnīnāṃ prajākāmajvaro 'bhavat
But the mother Kṛtadyuti's affection for her son, arising from delusion, was far greater; and in the co-wives there arose a fever of longing for a child.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.38
चित्रकेतोरतिप्रीतिर्यथा दारे प्रजावति न तथान्येषु सञ्जज्ञे बालं लालयतो ऽन्वहम्
citraketoratiprītiryathā dāre prajāvati na tathānyeṣu sañjajñe bālaṃ lālayato 'nvaham
As Citraketu's very great fondness was for the wife who had a child, it was not so for the others, since day after day he fondled the boy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.39
ताः पर्यतप्यन्नात्मानं गर्हयन्त्यो ऽभ्यसूयया आनपत्येन दुःखेन राज्ञश्चानादरेण च
tāḥ paryatapyannātmānaṃ garhayantyo 'bhyasūyayā ānapatyena duḥkhena rājñaścānādareṇa ca
They were tormented, reproaching themselves out of envy, by the misery of childlessness and by the king's disregard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.40
धिग् अप्रजां स्त्रियं पापां पत्युश्चागृहसम्मताम् सुप्रजाभिः सपत्नीभिर्दासीमिव तिरस्कृताम्
dhig aprajāṃ striyaṃ pāpāṃ patyuścāgṛhasammatām suprajābhiḥ sapatnībhirdāsīmiva tiraskṛtām
"Damn the woman without offspring, wretched, and not honoured in her husband's house, slighted like a maidservant by her co-wives who have fine children!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.41
दासीनां को नु सन्तापः स्वामिनः परिचर्यया अभीक्ष्णं लब्धमानानां दास्या दासीव दुर्भगाः
dāsīnāṃ ko nu santāpaḥ svāminaḥ paricaryayā abhīkṣṇaṃ labdhamānānāṃ dāsyā dāsīva durbhagāḥ
"What indeed is the distress of maidservants, who by serving their master constantly gain his regard? We are the unfortunate ones, like the maidservant of a maidservant."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.42
एवं सन्दह्यमानानां सपत्न्याः पुत्रसम्पदा राज्ञो ऽसम्मतवृत्तीनां विद्वेषो बलवान् अभूत्
evaṃ sandahyamānānāṃ sapatnyāḥ putrasampadā rājño 'sammatavṛttīnāṃ vidveṣo balavān abhūt
Thus, as they burned at the co-wife's wealth in a son and their conduct found no approval from the king, their hatred became strong.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.43
विद्वेषनष्टमतयः स्त्रियो दारुणचेतसः गरं ददुः कुमाराय दुर्मर्षा नृपतिं प्रति
vidveṣanaṣṭamatayaḥ striyo dāruṇacetasaḥ garaṃ daduḥ kumārāya durmarṣā nṛpatiṃ prati
The women, their minds destroyed by hatred, their hearts grown cruel, unable to endure, gave poison to the boy out of (spite) toward the king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.44
कृतद्युतिरजानन्ती सपत्नीनामघं महत् सुप्त एवेति सञ्चिन्त्य निरीक्ष्य व्यचरद्गृहे
kṛtadyutirajānantī sapatnīnāmaghaṃ mahat supta eveti sañcintya nirīkṣya vyacaradgṛhe
Kṛtadyuti, not knowing the great sin of her co-wives, thinking "he is only asleep" after looking at him, went about the house.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.45
शयानं सुचिरं बालमुपधार्य मनीषिणी पुत्रमानय मे भद्रे इति धात्रीमचोदयत्
śayānaṃ suciraṃ bālamupadhārya manīṣiṇī putramānaya me bhadre iti dhātrīmacodayat
Noticing that the child had been lying (asleep) a very long time, the thoughtful (woman) urged the nurse: "Bring me my son, good lady."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.46
सा शयानमुपव्रज्य दृष्ट्वा चोत्तारलोचनम् प्राणेन्द्रियात्मभिस्त्यक्तं हतास्मीत्य् अपतद्भुवि
sā śayānamupavrajya dṛṣṭvā cottāralocanam prāṇendriyātmabhistyaktaṃ hatāsmīty apatadbhuvi
She went up to (the boy) lying there, and seeing his eyes turned upward, abandoned by breath, senses and soul, she cried "I am undone!" and fell to the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.47
तस्यास्तदाकर्ण्य भृशातुरं स्वरं घ्नन्त्याः कराभ्यामुर उच्चकैरपि प्रविश्य राज्ञी त्वरयात्मजान्तिकं ददर्श बालं सहसा मृतं सुतम्
tasyāstadākarṇya bhṛśāturaṃ svaraṃ ghnantyāḥ karābhyāmura uccakairapi praviśya rājñī tvarayātmajāntikaṃ dadarśa bālaṃ sahasā mṛtaṃ sutam
Hearing that intensely anguished cry of hers as she beat her breast loudly with both hands, the queen entered and hurried to her son's side, and saw the boy, her son, suddenly dead.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.48
पपात भूमौ परिवृद्धया शुचा मुमोह विभ्रष्टशिरोरुहाम्बरा
papāta bhūmau parivṛddhayā śucā mumoha vibhraṣṭaśiroruhāmbarā
She fell to the ground and fainted from swelling grief, her hair and garments in disarray.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.49
ततो नृपान्तःपुरवर्तिनो जना नराश्च नार्यश्च निशम्य रोदनम् आगत्य तुल्यव्यसनाः सुदुःखितास् ताश्च व्यलीकं रुरुदुः कृतागसः
tato nṛpāntaḥpuravartino janā narāśca nāryaśca niśamya rodanam āgatya tulyavyasanāḥ suduḥkhitās tāśca vyalīkaṃ ruruduḥ kṛtāgasaḥ
Then the people dwelling in the king's inner apartments, men and women alike, hearing the weeping, came and, sharing the same calamity, were greatly grieved; and those (other wives), the offenders, wept insincerely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.50
श्रुत्वा मृतं पुत्रमलक्षितान्तकं विनष्टदृष्टिः प्रपतन् स्खलन् पथि स्नेहानुबन्धैधितया शुचा भृशं विमूर्च्छितो ऽनुप्रकृतिर्द्विजैर्वृतः
śrutvā mṛtaṃ putramalakṣitāntakaṃ vinaṣṭadṛṣṭiḥ prapatan skhalan pathi snehānubandhaidhitayā śucā bhṛśaṃ vimūrcchito 'nuprakṛtirdvijairvṛtaḥ
Hearing that his son was dead—the destroyer unseen—his sight failing, falling and stumbling on the way, deeply swooning from a grief swollen by the bonds of affection, (the king came) followed by his ministers and surrounded by brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.51
पपात बालस्य स पादमूले मृतस्य विस्रस्तशिरोरुहाम्बरः दीर्घं श्वसन् बाष्पकलोपरोधतो निरुद्धकण्ठो न शशाक भाषितुम्
papāta bālasya sa pādamūle mṛtasya visrastaśiroruhāmbaraḥ dīrghaṃ śvasan bāṣpakaloparodhato niruddhakaṇṭho na śaśāka bhāṣitum
He fell at the feet of the dead boy, his hair and garments loosened; sighing long, his throat choked by the obstruction of tears, he could not speak.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.52
पतिं निरीक्ष्योरुशुचार्पितं तदा मृतं च बालं सुतमेकसन्ततिम् जनस्य राज्ञी प्रकृतेश्च हृद्रुजं सती दधाना विललाप चित्रधा
patiṃ nirīkṣyoruśucārpitaṃ tadā mṛtaṃ ca bālaṃ sutamekasantatim janasya rājñī prakṛteśca hṛdrujaṃ satī dadhānā vilalāpa citradhā
Then, seeing her husband overcome with great grief, and the child dead, her son, her only offspring, the queen, a faithful woman, causing heartache to the people and to the ministers, lamented in many ways.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.53
स्तनद्वयं कुङ्कुमपङ्कमण्डितं निषिञ्चती साञ्जनबाष्पबिन्दुभिः विकीर्य केशान् विगलत्स्रजः सुतं शुशोच चित्रं कुररीव सुस्वरम्
stanadvayaṃ kuṅkumapaṅkamaṇḍitaṃ niṣiñcatī sāñjanabāṣpabindubhiḥ vikīrya keśān vigalatsrajaḥ sutaṃ śuśoca citraṃ kurarīva susvaram
Drenching her two breasts, adorned with saffron paste, with teardrops mixed with eye-black, scattering her hair from which the garland was slipping, she mourned for her son shrilly and sweetly, like an osprey.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.54
अहो विधातस्त्वमतीव बालिशो यस्त्वात्मसृष्ट्यप्रतिरूपमीहसे परे नु जीवत्य् अपरस्य या मृतिर् विपर्ययश्चेत् त्वमसि ध्रुवः परः
aho vidhātastvamatīva bāliśo yastvātmasṛṣṭyapratirūpamīhase pare nu jīvaty aparasya yā mṛtir viparyayaścet tvamasi dhruvaḥ paraḥ
"Ah, Creator, you are exceedingly childish, since you act contrary to your own creation: when the elder is alive, the death of the younger occurs; if this reversal (is your doing), then you are the fixed enemy (of your creatures)."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 6 14.55
न हि क्रमश्चेदिह मृत्युजन्मनोः शरीरिणामस्तु तदात्मकर्मभिः यः स्नेहपाशो निजसर्गवृद्धये स्वयं कृतस्ते तमिमं विवृश्चसि
na hi kramaścediha mṛtyujanmanoḥ śarīriṇāmastu tadātmakarmabhiḥ yaḥ snehapāśo nijasargavṛddhaye svayaṃ kṛtaste tamimaṃ vivṛścasi
"If there is here no fixed order of death and birth for embodied beings, let it be by their own deeds; (yet) this bond of affection which you yourself made for the increase of your own creation—that very bond you are cutting."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.56
त्वं तात नार्हसि च मां कृपणामनाथां त्यक्तुं विचक्ष्व पितरं तव शोकतप्तम् अम्प्;अञ्जस्तरेम भवताप्रजदुस्तरं यद् ध्वान्तं न याह्य् अकरुणेन यमेन दूरम्
tvaṃ tāta nārhasi ca māṃ kṛpaṇāmanāthāṃ tyaktuṃ vicakṣva pitaraṃ tava śokataptam añjastarema bhavatāprajadustaraṃ yad dhvāntaṃ na yāhy akaruṇena yamena dūram
"Dear child, you ought not to abandon me, wretched and without protector; look at your father, scorched with sorrow. By you we would easily cross that darkness hard for the childless to cross—do not go far away with pitiless Yama."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.57
उत्तिष्ठ तात त इमे शिशवो वयस्यास् त्वामाह्वयन्ति नृपनन्दन संविहर्तुम् उत्तिष्ठ तात त इमे शिशवो वयस्यास् त्वामाह्वयन्ति नृपनन्दन संविहर्तुम् सुप्तश्चिरं ह्य् अशनया च भवान् परीतो भुङ्क्ष्व स्तनं पिब शुचो हर नः स्वकानाम्
uttiṣṭha tāta ta ime śiśavo vayasyās tvāmāhvayanti nṛpanandana saṃvihartum uttiṣṭha tāta ta ime śiśavo vayasyās tvāmāhvayanti nṛpanandana saṃvihartum suptaściraṃ hy aśanayā ca bhavān parīto bhuṅkṣva stanaṃ piba śuco hara naḥ svakānām
"Rise, dear child; here are these little playmates of yours calling you to play, prince. You have slept long and are beset by hunger—eat, drink at the breast, take away the grief of us your own people."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.58
नाहं तनूज ददृशे हतमङ्गला ते मुग्धस्मितं मुदितवीक्षणमाननाब्जम् नाहं तनूज ददृशे हतमङ्गला ते मुग्धस्मितं मुदितवीक्षणमाननाब्जम् किं वा गतो ऽस्य् अपुनरन्वयमन्यलोकं नीतो ऽघृणेन न शृणोमि कला गिरस्ते
nāhaṃ tanūja dadṛśe hatamaṅgalā te mugdhasmitaṃ muditavīkṣaṇamānanābjam nāhaṃ tanūja dadṛśe hatamaṅgalā te mugdhasmitaṃ muditavīkṣaṇamānanābjam kiṃ vā gato 'sy apunaranvayamanyalokaṃ nīto 'ghṛṇena na śṛṇomi kalā giraste
"Child of my body, I, whose fortune is destroyed, no longer see your lotus face with its innocent smile and joyful glance. Or have you gone to another world from which there is no return, carried off by the merciless one? I do not hear your sweet-syllabled speech."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.59
श्रीशुक उवाच विलपन्त्या मृतं पुत्रमिति चित्रविलापनैः चित्रकेतुर्भृशं तप्तो मुक्तकण्ठो रुरोद ह
śrīśuka uvāca vilapantyā mṛtaṃ putramiti citravilāpanaiḥ citraketurbhṛśaṃ tapto muktakaṇṭho ruroda ha
Śrī Śuka said: While she thus lamented for her dead son with these varied laments, Citraketu, sorely scorched, wept aloud with unrestrained throat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.60
तयोर्विलपतोः सर्वे दम्पत्योस्तदनुव्रताः रुरुदुः स्म नरा नार्यः सर्वमासीदचेतनम्
tayorvilapatoḥ sarve dampatyostadanuvratāḥ ruruduḥ sma narā nāryaḥ sarvamāsīdacetanam
As the two of them, husband and wife, lamented, all the men and women who were devoted to them wept; everything became senseless (with grief).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 6 14.61
एवं कश्मलमापन्नं नष्टसंज्ञमनायकम् ज्ञात्वाङ्गिरा नाम ऋषिराजगाम सनारदः
evaṃ kaśmalamāpannaṃ naṣṭasaṃjñamanāyakam jñātvāṅgirā nāma ṛṣirājagāma sanāradaḥ
Knowing that (the kingdom) had fallen into such distress, its senses lost and without a leader, the sage named Aṅgirā came, together with Nārada.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition