Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 50
Parīkṣit’s Inquiry into Vṛtrāsura’s Bhakti and the Beginning of Citraketu’s Trial
श्रुत्वा मृतं पुत्रमलक्षितान्तकं विनष्टदृष्टि: प्रपतन् स्खलन् पथि । स्नेहानुबन्धैधितया शुचा भृशं विमूर्च्छितोऽनुप्रकृतिर्द्विजैर्वृत: ॥ ५० ॥ पपात बालस्य स पादमूले मृतस्य विस्रस्तशिरोरुहाम्बर: । दीर्घं श्वसन् बाष्पकलोपरोधतो निरुद्धकण्ठो न शशाक भाषितुम् ॥ ५१ ॥
śrutvā mṛtaṁ putram alakṣitāntakaṁ vinaṣṭa-dṛṣṭiḥ prapatan skhalan pathi snehānubandhaidhitayā śucā bhṛśaṁ vimūrcchito ’nuprakṛtir dvijair vṛtaḥ
当奇特拉凯图国王（King Citraketu）听说儿子因不明原因死亡时，他几乎悲痛得双目失明。由于他对儿子怀有深厚的感情，他的悲叹像烈火一样燃烧，当他去看不幸夭折的孩子时，他在地上不断地滑倒。
FAQs
This verse shows how overpowering parental affection can cause intense lamentation and even fainting, highlighting the Bhagavatam’s theme that worldly attachments bind the heart and deepen sorrow when the temporary is lost.
Because his affection (sneha) for his son was extremely strong; the shock of loss, combined with not understanding the cause of death, overwhelmed him and he fainted as he hurried toward the child.
It reminds a devotee to recognize the fragility of material relationships and to gradually anchor the mind in devotion and spiritual understanding, so grief does not completely eclipse clarity and faith.