SB 6.16.15

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 16: King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord

SB 6.16.14 - SB 6.16.16

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 15

sa itthaṁ pratibuddhātmā

citraketur dvijoktibhiḥ

gṛhāndha-kūpān niṣkrāntaḥ

saraḥ-paṅkād 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 (Aṅgirā and Nārada Muni); gṛha-andha-kūpāt—from the dark well of family life; niṣkrāntaḥ—came out; saraḥ—of a lake or reservoir of water; paṅkāt—from the mud; iva—like; dvipaḥ—an elephant.

TRANSLATION

Thus enlightened by the instructions of the brāhmaṇas Aṅgirā 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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