Canto 6, Chapter 14

King Citraketu’s Lamentation

Verse 44 (SB 6.14.44)
SB 6.14.44 • मूल श्लोक

कृतद्युतिरजानन्ती सपत्नीनामघं महत् । सुप्त एवेति सञ्चिन्त्य निरीक्ष्य व्यचरद्गृहे ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtadyutir ajānantī sapatnīnām aghaṁ mahat supta eveti sañcintya nirīkṣya vyacarad gṛhe

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kṛtadyutiḥ — Queen Kṛtadyuti; ajānantī — being unaware of; sapatnīnām — of her co-wives; agham — sinful act; mahat — very great; suptaḥ — sleeping; eva — indeed; iti — thus; sañcintya — thinking; nirīkṣya — looking at; vyacarat — was walking; gṛhe — at home.

Translation

“Unaware of the poison administered by her co-wives, Queen Kṛtadyuti walked within the house, thinking that her son was sleeping deeply. She did not understand that he was dead.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda