Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.16.15

sa itthaḿ pratibuddhātmā

citraketur dvijoktibhiḥ

gṛhāndha-kūpān niṣkrāntaḥ

saraḥ-pańkād iva dvipaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; ittham — in this way; pratibuddha-ātmā — being fully aware of spiritual knowledge; citraketuḥ — King Citraketu; dvija-uktibhiḥ — by the instructions of the perfect brāhmaṇas (Ańgirā and Nārada Muni); gṛha-andha-kūpāt — from the dark well of family life; niṣkrāntaḥ — came out; saraḥ — of a lake or reservoir of water; pańkāt — from the mud; iva — like; dvipaḥ — an elephant.

TRANSLATION

Thus enlightened by the instructions of the brāhmaṇas Ańgirā and Nārada, King Citraketu became fully aware of spiritual knowledge. As an elephant becomes free from a muddy reservoir of water, King Citraketu came out of the dark well of family life.

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