| Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind | Chapter 15: The Saints Narada and Angira Instruct King Citraketu |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 6.15.9
citraketur dvijoktibhih
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam -- thus; asvasitah -- being enlightened or given hope; raja -- the King; citraketuh -- Citraketu; dvija-uktibhih -- by the instructions of the great brahmanas (Narada and Angira Rishi); vimrijya -- wiping off; panina -- by the hand; vaktram -- his face; adhi-mlanam -- shriveled due to lamentation; abhashata -- spoke intelligently.
TRANSLATION
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Thus enlightened by the instructions of Narada and Angira, King Citraketu became hopeful with knowledge. Wiping his shriveled face with his hand, the King began to speak.
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