King Citraketu’s Lamentation

Verse 40 (SB 6.14.40)

SB 6.14.39

SB 6.14.41

SB 6.14.40 • मूल श्लोक

धिगप्रजां स्त्रियं पापां पत्युश्चागृहसम्मताम् । सुप्रजाभि: सपत्नीभिर्दासीमिव तिरस्कृताम् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

dhig aprajāṁ striyaṁ pāpāṁ patyuś cāgṛha-sammatām suprajābhiḥ sapatnībhir dāsīm iva tiraskṛtām

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

dhik — all condemnation; aprajām — without a son; striyam — upon a woman; pāpām — full of sinful activities; patyuḥ — by the husband; ca — also; a-gṛha-sammatām — who is not honored at home; su-prajābhiḥ — who have sons; sapatnībhiḥ — by co-wives; dāsīm — a maidservant; iva — exactly like; tiraskṛtām — dishonored.

Translation

“A wife who has no sons is neglected at home by her husband and dishonored by her co-wives exactly like a maidservant. Certainly such a woman is condemned in every respect because of her sinful life.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda

As stated by Cāṇakya Paṇḍita: mātā yasya gṛhe nāstibhāryā cāpriya-vādinīaraṇyaṁ tena gantavyaṁyathāraṇyaṁ tathā gṛham “A person who has no mother at home and whose wife does not speak sweetly should go to the forest. For such a person, living at home and living in the forest are equal.” Similarly, for a woman who has no son, who is not cared for by her husband and whose co-wives neglect her, treating her like a maidservant, to go to the forest is better than to remain at home.