Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 17: Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.17.25

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti prasādya giriśau

citraketur arindama

jagāma sva-vimānena

paśyatoḥ smayatos tayoḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; iti — thus; prasādya — after satisfying; giriśau — Lord Śiva and his wife, Pārvatī; citraketuḥ — King Citraketu; arim-damaO King Parīkṣit, who are always able to subdue the enemy; jagāma — went away; sva-vimānena — by his own airplane; paśyatoḥ — were watching; smayatoḥ — were smiling; tayoḥ — while Lord Śiva and Pārvatī.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King Parīkṣit, subduer of the enemy, after Citraketu satisfied Lord Śiva and his wife, Pārvatī, he boarded his airplane and left as they looked on. When Lord Śiva and Pārvatī saw that Citraketu, although informed of the curse, was unafraid, they smiled, being fully astonished by his behavior.

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