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4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 6 · Chapter 14: King Citraketu’s Lamentation

6.14.23 6.14.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.14.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:King Citraketusince 6.14.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तथापि पृच्छतो ब्रूयां ब्रह्मन्नात्मनि चिन्तितम् ।

भवतो विदुषश्चापि चोदितस्त्वदनुज्ञया ॥ २४ ॥

tathāpi pṛcchato brūyāṁ

brahmann ātmani cintitam

bhavato viduṣaś cāpi

coditas tvad-anujñayā

Translation

O great soul, you are aware of everything, yet you are asking me why I am full of anxiety. Therefore, in response to your order, let me disclose the cause.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Speak Openly When Invited to Explain

1
Citraketu acknowledged that the great soul already knew the cause of his anxiety.
2
Still, the sage asked him to explain why he was troubled.
3
In response to the sage’s order, Citraketu agreed to disclose the cause himself.

How it feels

Parental grief → Detachment and surrender. A flashback discloses the devotional history behind Vṛtrāsura.

Chapters 14–17 of Canto 6: Citraketu's grief, realization and curse. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 14: King Citraketu’s Lamentation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Aṅgirā inquired from the King about his welfare, the King expressed his moroseness, and therefore by the grace of the great sage, the King’s first wife, Kṛtadyuti, gave birth to a son, who was the cause of both happiness and lamentation. Upon the birth of this son, the King and all the residents of the palace were very happy.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 6.14

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tathāpistill
pṛcchataḥasking
brūyāmlet me speak
brahmanO great brāhmaṇa
ātmaniin the mind
cintitamanxiety
bhavataḥto you
viduṣaḥwho know everything

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I explain my concerns clearly when I am invited to speak?

Practice

Write one honest sentence explaining the cause of a concern you would like guidance about.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySpeak Openly When Invited to ExplainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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