32 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 14

matuh—of the mother; tu—also; atitaram—excessively; putre—for
the son: snehah—affection; moha—out of ignorance; samudbhavah—
produced; krtadyuteh—of Krtadyuti; sapatninam—of the co-wives;
praja-kama—of a desire to have sons; jvarah—a fever; abhavat—
there was.

TRANSLATION

The mother’s attraction and attention to the son, like that of the
child’s father, excessively increased. The other wives, seeing
Krtadyuti’s son, were very much agitated, as if by high fevers, with
a desire to have sons.

TEXT 38

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citraketor atipritir
yatha dare prajavati

na tathanyesu sanjajne

balam ldlayato ‘nvaham

citraketoh—of King Citraketu; atipritih—excessive attraction;
yathé —just as; ddre—unto the wife; praja-vati—who begot a son; na—
not; tatha—like that; anyesu—unto the others; savijajfie—arose;
balam—the son; lalayatah—taking care of; anvaham—constantly.

TRANSLATION

As King Citraketu fostered his son very carefully, his affection
for Queen Krtadyuti increased, but gradually he lost affection for
the other wives, who had no sons.

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