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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 6 · Chapter 14: King Citraketu’s Lamentation
6.14.606.15.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.14.61

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.14.59inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं कश्मलमापन्नं नष्टसंज्ञमनायकम् ।

ज्ञात्वाङ्गिरा नाम ऋषिराजगाम सनारद: ॥ ६१ ॥

evaṁ kaśmalam āpannaṁ

naṣṭa-saṁjñam anāyakam

jñātvāṅgirā nāma ṛṣir

ājagāma sanāradaḥ

Translation

When the great sage Aṅgirā understood that the King was almost dead in an ocean of lamentation, he went there with Nārada Ṛṣi.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Sages Come in Deep Distress

  1. 1

    The King is almost dead in an ocean of lamentation.

  2. 2

    The great sage Aṅgirā understands the depth of the King’s distress.

  3. 3

    Aṅgirā goes to the King with Nārada Ṛṣi.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Sixth Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “King Citraketu’s Lamentation.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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

Further reading

Chapter 14: King Citraketu’s Lamentation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Citraketu was overwhelmed by shock at his son’s death. Then Nārada Muni and Aṅgirā went to see him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamthus
  2. kaśmalammisery
  3. āpannamhaving gotten
  4. naṣṭalost
  5. saṁjñamconsciousness
  6. anāyakamwithout help
  7. jñātvāknowing
  8. aṅgirāḥAṅgirā
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.14

    In this verse: “king”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 6.14

    In this verse: “lamentation”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 6.14

    In this verse: “distress”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I learn that someone is overwhelmed by sorrow, do I move toward them with care?

Practice

Make a brief call or visit to someone who is struggling, offering your presence.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Sages Come in Deep DistressThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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