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Canto 6 · Chapter 15: The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu
6.15.86.15.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.15.9

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.15.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवमाश्वासितो राजा चित्रकेतुर्द्विजोक्तिभि: ।

विमृज्य पाणिना वक्त्रमाधिम्‍लानमभाषत ॥ ९ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evam āśvāsito rājā

citraketur dvijoktibhiḥ

vimṛjya pāṇinā vaktram

ādhi-mlānam abhāṣata

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thus enlightened by the instructions of Nārada and Aṅgirā, King Citraketu became hopeful with knowledge. Wiping his shriveled face with his hand, the King began to speak.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Spiritual Knowledge Brings Hope

  1. 1

    Nārada and Aṅgirā’s instructions enlightened King Citraketu.

  2. 2

    Through this knowledge, the King became hopeful amid his lamentation.

  3. 3

    He wiped his grief-worn face with his hand and began to speak.

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 15: The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this chapter, Aṅgirā Ṛṣi, along with Nārada, consoles Citraketu as far as possible. Aṅgirā and Nārada Ṛṣi came to relieve the King from excessive lamentation by instructing him about the spiritual significance of life.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. evamthus
  3. āśvāsitaḥbeing enlightened or given hope
  4. rājāthe King
  5. citraketuḥCitraketu
  6. dvija-uktibhiḥby the instructions of the great brāhmaṇas (Nārada and Aṅgirā Ṛṣi)
  7. vimṛjyawiping off
  8. pāṇināby the hand
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 6.15

    In this verse: “knowledge”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.15

    In this verse: “king”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 6.15

    In this verse: “lamentation”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What spiritual instruction has helped me find hope during difficulty?

Practice

Write down one spiritual teaching that gives you hope and spend a minute reflecting on it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySpiritual Knowledge Brings HopeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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