Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 36


Sanskrit:

कृच्छ्रलब्धेऽथ राजर्षेस्तनयेऽनुदिनं पितु: ।यथा नि:स्वस्य कृच्छ्राप्ते धने स्‍नेहोऽन्ववर्धत ॥ ३६ ॥

ITRANS:

kṛcchra-labdhe ’tha rājarṣestanaye ’nudinaṁ pituḥyathā niḥsvasya kṛcchrāptedhane sneho ’nvavardhata

Translation:

When a poor man gets some money after great difficulty, his affection for the money increases daily. Similarly, when King Citraketu, after great difficulty, received a son, his affection for the son increased day after day.

Purport: