40 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 14

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Srutvad mrtam putram alaksitantakam
vinasta-drstih prapatan skhalan pathi
snehanubandhaidhitaya suca bhrsam

vimircchito ‘nuprakrtir dvijair vrtah

papata balasya sa pada-mile
mrtasya visrasta-siroruhambarah
dirgham svasan bdspa-kaloparodhato
niruddha-kantho na sasaka bhasitum

Srutva—hearing; mrtam—dead; putram—the son; alaksita-an-
takam—the cause of death being unknown; vinasta-drstih—unable to
see properly; prapatan—constantly falling down; skhalan—slipping;
pathi—on the road; sneha-anubandha—because of affection;
edhitaya—increasing; Suca—by lamentation; bhrsam—greatly; vimiirc-
chitah—becoming unconscious; anuprakrtih—followed by ministers
and other officers; dvijaih—by learned brahmanas; vrtah—surrounded;
papata—fell down; balasya—of the boy; sah—he (the King); pada-
miile—at the feet; mrtasya—of the dead body; visrasta—scattered;
Siroruha—hair; ambarah—and dress; dirgham—long; svasan—
breathing; bdspa-kala-uparodhatah—due to crying with tearful eyes;
niruddha-kanthah—having a choked voice; na—not; saséka—was able;
bhasitum—to speak.

TRANSLATION

When King Citraketu heard of his son’s death from unknown
causes, he became almost blind. Because of his great affection for
his son, his lamentation grew like a blazing fire, and as he went to
see the dead child, he kept slipping and falling on the ground.
Surrounded by his ministers and other officers and the learned
brahmanas present, the King approached and fell unconscious at
the child’s feet, his hair and dress scattered. When the King,
breathing heavily, regained consciousness, his eyes were tearful,
and he could not speak.
