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King Citraketu's Lamentation
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(1.10.4) it is said,  kāmaṁ vavarṣa parjanyaḥ sarva-kāma-dughā mahī : “During the reign of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the clouds showered all the water that people needed, and the earth produced all the necessities of men in profusion.” We have experience that in some seasons the rains produce abundance and in other seasons there is scarcity. We have no control over the earth's productiveness, for it is naturally under the full control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By His order, the Lord can make the earth produce sufficiently or insufficiently. If a pious king rules the earth according to the śāstric injunctions, there will naturally be regular rainfall and sufficient produce to provide for all men. There will be no question of exploitation, for everyone will have enough. Black-marketeering and other corrupt dealings will then automatically stop. Simply ruling the land cannot solve man's problems unless the leader has spiritual capabilities. He must be like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, Parīkṣit Mahārāja or Rāmacandra. Then all the inhabitants of the land will be extremely happy.
TEXT 11
तस्य भार्यासहस्राणां सहस्राणि दशाभवन् । सान्तानिकश्चापि नृपो न लेभे तासु सन्ततिम् ॥११॥
tasya bhāryā-sahasrāṇāṁ sahasrāṇi daśābhavan sāntānikaś cāpi nṛpo na lebhe tāsu santatim
tasya —of him (King Citraketu);  bhāryā —of wives;  sahasrāṇāṁ —of thousands;  sahasrāṇi —thousands;  daśa —ten;  abhavan —there were:  sāntānikaḥ —quite capable of begetting sons;  ca —and;  api —although;  nṛpaḥ —the King;  na —not;  lebhe —obtained;  tāsu —in them;  santatim —a son.
TRANSLATION
This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capable of producing children, he did not receive a child from any of them. By chance, all the wives were barren.