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King Citraketu's Lamentation
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dered how it was possible for him to have become such an exalted devotee.
TEXT 2
देवानां शुद्धसत्त्वानामृषीणां चामलात्पनाम् । मक्तिर्मुकुन्दचरणे न प्रायेणोपजायते ॥ २ ॥
devānām śuddha-sattvānām rṣīṇām cāmalātmanām bhaktir mukunda-caraṇe na prāyeṇopajāyate
devānām —of the demigods;  śuddha-sattvānām —whose minds are purified;  rṣīṇām —of great saintly persons;  ca —and;  amala-ātmanām —who have purified their existence;  bhaktiḥ —devotional service;  mukunda-caraṇe —to the lotus feet of Mukunda, the Lord, who can give liberation;  na —not;  prāyeṇa —almost always;  upajāyate —develops.
TRANSLATION
Demigods situated in the mode of goodness and great saints cleansed of the dirt of material enjoyment hardly ever render pure devotional service at the lotus feet of Mukunda. [Therefore how could Vṛtrāsura have become such a great devotee?]
TEXT 3
रजोमिः समसंख्याताः पार्थिवैरिह जन्तवः । तेषां ये केचनेहन्ते श्रेयो वै मनुजादयः ॥ ३ ॥
rajobhiḥ sama-saṅkhyātāḥ pārthivair iha jantavaḥ teṣām ye kecanehante śreyo vai manujādayaḥ
rajobhiḥ —with the atoms;  sama-saṅkhyātāḥ —having the same numerical strength;  pārthivaiḥ —of the earth;  iha —in this world;  jantavaḥ —the living entities;  teṣām —of them;  ye —those who;  kecana —