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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 35 of 60
SB 6.14.35

ववर्ष कामानन्येषां पर्जन्य इव देहिनाम् धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं कुमारस्य महामनाः

vavarṣa kāmān anyeṣāṁ parjanya iva dehinām dhanyaṁ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṁ kumārasya mahā-manāḥ

Synonyms

vavarṣashowered, gave in charity; kāmānall desirable things; anyeṣāmof others; parjanyaḥa cloud; ivalike; dehināmof all living entities; dhanyamwith the desire for an increase of opulence; yaśasyaman increase of reputation; āyuṣyamand an increase of the duration of life; kumārasyaof the newly born child; mahā-manāḥthe beneficent King Citraketu..

Translation

As a cloud indiscriminately pours water on the earth, the beneficent King Citraketu, to increase the reputation, opulence and longevity of his son, distributed like rainfall all desirable things to everyone.

Verse 35 of 60
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