Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.22

evam vikalpito rājan

vidushā munināpi sah

praśrayāvanato 'bhyāha

prajā-kāmas tato munim

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; vikalpitah — questioned; rājan — O King Parīkshit; vidushā — greatly learned; muninā — by the philosopher; api — although; sah — he (King Citraketu); praśraya-avanatah — being bent low due to humility; abhyāha — replied; prajā-kāmah — desiring offspring; tatah — thereafter; munim — to the great sage.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkshit, although the great sage Ańgirā knew everything, he inquired from the King in this way. Thus King Citraketu, desiring a son, bent low in great humility and spoke to the great sage as follows.

PURPORT

Since the face is the index to the mind, a saintly person can study the condition of one's mind by seeing his face. When Ańgirā Rishi remarked about the King's discolored face, King Citraketu explained the cause of his anxiety as follows.

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