Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 6.16.49
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Lord Is Pleased by Citraketu’s Prayers
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: The Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Anantadeva, being very much pleased with the prayers offered by Citraketu, the King of the Vidyādharas, replied to him as follows, O best of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit.”
What the purport teaches
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes Anantadeva as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Anantadeva was very pleased with the prayers offered by Citraketu, the King of the Vidyādharas.
- Being pleased, the Lord replied to Citraketu. Śukadeva Gosvāmī recounts this response to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Try this today
Take a quiet moment today to offer a short prayer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Ask yourself
How does the Lord’s pleasure in Citraketu’s prayers encourage me to offer my own?
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.