Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.14.30
Visarga· Brahmā's creationKṛtadyuti Conceives After Receiving Sacrificial Remnants
“As Kṛttikādevī, after receiving the semen of Lord Śiva from Agni, conceived a child named Skanda [Kārttikeya], Kṛtadyuti, having received semen from Citraketu, became pregnant after eating remnants of food from the yajña performed by Aṅgirā.”
What the purport teaches
- Kṛtadyuti ate remnants of food from the yajña performed by Aṅgirā.
- After receiving semen from Citraketu, she became pregnant.
- The translation compares her conception to Kṛttikādevī’s conception of Skanda, also called Kārttikeya, after receiving Lord Śiva’s semen from Agni.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and briefly recall the sequence of events leading to Kṛtadyuti’s pregnancy.
Ask yourself
Can I follow the events described here without adding explanations that the verse does not give?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.