ŚB 6.14.38

Canto 6, Chapter 14, Text 38

चित्रकेतोरतिप्रीतिर्यथा दारे प्रजावति ।
न तथान्येषु सञ्जज्ञे बालं लालयतोऽन्वहम् ॥ ३८ ॥

citraketor atiprītir
yathā dāre prajāvati
na tathānyeṣu sañjajñe
bālaṁ lālayato ’nvaham

Word by word

citraketoḥ — of King Citraketu; atiprītiḥ — excessive attraction; yathā — just as; dāre — unto the wife; prajā-vati — who begot a son; na — not; tathā — like that; anyeṣu — unto the others; sañjajñe — arose; bālam — the son; lālayataḥ — taking care of; anvaham — constantly.

Translation

As King Citraketu fostered his son very carefully, his affection for Queen Kṛtadyuti increased, but gradually he lost affection for the other wives, who had no sons.