Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.15

taḿ pūjayitvā vidhivat

pratyutthānārhaṇādibhiḥ

kṛtātithyam upāsīdat

sukhāsīnaḿ samāhitaḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — him; pūjayitvā — after worshiping; vidhi-vat — according to the rules and regulations for receiving exalted guests; pratyutthāna — by standing from the throne; arhaṇa-ādibhiḥ — offering worship and so on; kṛta-atithyam — who was given hospitality; upāsīdatsat down near; sukha-āsīnam — who was seated very comfortably; samāhitaḥ — controlling his mind and senses.

TRANSLATION

Citraketu immediately stood up from his throne and offered him worship. He offered drinking water and eatables and in this way performed his duty as a host to a great guest. When the ṛṣi was seated very comfortably, the King, restraining his mind and senses, sat on the ground at the side of the ṛṣi's feet.

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