24 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 14
loka-palaih—by great demigods; api—even; prarthyah—desirable;
sdmrdjya—a great empire; aisvarya—material opulence; sampadah—
possessions; na nandayanti—do not give pleasure; aprajam—because of
having no son; mém—unto me; ksut—hunger; trt—thirst; kamam—
desiring to satisfy; iva—like; apare—other enjoyable sense objects.
TRANSLATION
As a person aggrieved by hunger and thirst is not pleased by the
external gratification of flower garlands or sandalwood pulp, I am
not pleased with my empire, opulence or possessions, which are
desirable even for great demigods, because I have no son.
TEXT 26
Ta: TE ARTA Ts BEAT TA: |
TMT TTA TUK TTT Tg TAR a RAMI
tatah pahi mahda-bhaga
purvaih saha gatam tamah
yathda tarema duspaéram
prajaya tad vidhehi nah
tatah—therefore, because of this; pahi—kindly save; mahd-bhaga—
O great sage; pirvaih saha—along with my forefathers; gatam—gone;
tamah—to darkness; yathd—so that; tarema—we can cross;
dusparam —very difficult to cross; prajaya—by getting a son; tat—that;
vidhehi—kindly do; nah—for us.
TRANSLATION
Therefore, O great sage, please save me and my forefathers, who
are descending to the darkness of hell because I have no progeny.
Kindly do something so that I may have a son to deliver us from
hellish conditions.
PURPORT
According to Vedic civilization, one gets married simply to have a son,
who is needed to offer oblations to his forefathers. King Citraketu re-
