Text 11] King Citraketu’s Lamentation 13
(1.10.4) it is said, kamam vavarsa parjanyah sarva-kama-dugha mahi:
“During the reign of Maharaja Yudhisthira, 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 sastric 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 Maharaja Yudhisthira,
Pariksit Maharaja or Ramacandra. Then all the inhabitants of the land
will be extremely happy.
TEXT 11
Ta aaa TERT TANT |
Area reels GN ASA TS TTA? 2 11
tasya bharyd-sahasradnam
sahasrani dasabhavan
sGntanikas capi nrpo
na lebhe tdsu santatim

tasya—of him (King Citraketu); bharya—of wives; sahasrandm—of
thousands; sahasradni—thousands; dasa—ten; abhavan—there were:
santanikah —quite capable of begetting sons; ca—and; api—although:
nrpah—the King; na—not; lebhe—obtained; tésu—in them; san-
tatim—a son.

TRANSLATION

This Citraketu had ten million wives, but although he was capa-
ble of producing children, he did not receive a child from any of
them. By chance, all the wives were barren.
