Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 42

Parīkṣit’s Inquiry into Vṛtrāsura’s Bhakti and the Beginning of Citraketu’s Trial

Devanagari script

एवं सन्दह्यमानानां सपत्‍न्या: पुत्रसम्पदा । राज्ञोऽसम्मतवृत्तीनां विद्वेषो बलवानभूत् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ sandahyamānānāṁ sapatnyāḥ putra-sampadā rājño ’sammata-vṛttīnāṁ vidveṣo balavān abhūt

Translation

شری شُکدیَو گوسوامی نے کہا—بادشاہ کی بے اعتنائی سہتے ہوئے اور کِرتدیوتی کی بیٹے والی دولت دیکھ کر سوتوں کی حسد کی آگ نہایت بھڑک اٹھی۔

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• सन्दह्यमानानाम्: of those being tormented
• सन्दह्यमानानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + दह् (धातु) → सन्दह्यमान (कृदन्त, शानच्/वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (being burned/tormented)

• सपत्नीाः: of the co-wife
• सपत्नीाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सपत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्रसम्पदा: by the prosperity of sons
• पुत्रसम्पदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + सम्पद्/सम्पदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुत्राणां सम्पदा = by the wealth of sons/son-prosperity)

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असम्मतवृत्तीनाम्: of those whose conduct was disapproved
• असम्मतवृत्तीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-सम्मत + वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक); सम्मत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (असम्मता वृत्तिः येषाम् = whose conduct is not approved)

• विद्वेषः: hatred
• विद्वेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अभूत्: arose/became
• अभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• King Citraketu
• Kṛtadyuti (queen with a son)
• Citraketu’s other queens (co-wives)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about jealousy in family life?

This verse shows that jealousy can arise even within royal households when one person’s fortune (like having a son) becomes a cause of inner burning and hatred in others.

Why did the queens become hostile in the story of King Citraketu?

They were pained by their co-wife’s good fortune of having a son, and their disapproved conduct toward the king intensified into strong hatred.

Practical application: how to deal with envy according to Bhagavatam wisdom?

Recognize envy as a destructive inner fire and redirect the mind toward gratitude, dharmic conduct, and devotion rather than comparison and rivalry.