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Mother Pārvati Curses Citraketu
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śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam—thus; śaptaḥ—cursed; citraketuḥ—King Citraketu; vimānāt—from his airplane; avaruhya—coming down; saḥ—he; prasādayām āsa—completely pleased; satīm—Pārvati; mūrdhnā—by his head; namreṇa—bent low; bhārata—O King Parikṣit.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King Parikṣit, when Citraketu was cursed by Pārvati, he descended from his airplane, bowed before her with great humility and pleased her completely.
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चित्रकेतुरुवाच
प्रतिगृह्णामि ते शापमात्मनोऽञ्जलिनाम्बिके ।
देवैर्मर्त्याय यत्प्रोक्तं पूर्वदिष्टं हि तस्य तत् ॥१७॥
citraketur uvāca pratigrhṇāmi te śāpam ātmano 'ñjalināmbike devair martyāya yat proktam pūrva-diṣṭam hi tasya tat
citraketuḥ uvāca —King Citraketu said;  pratigrhṇāmi —I accept;  te —your;  śāpam —curse;  ātmanaḥ —my own;  añjalinā —with folded hands;  ambike —O mother;  devaiḥ —by the demigods;  martyāya —unto a mortal;  yat —which;  proktam —prescribed;  pūrva-diṣṭam —fixed previously according to one's past deeds;  hi —indeed;  tasya —of him;  tat —that.
TRANSLATION
Citraketu said: My dear mother, with my own hands folded together I accept the curse upon me. I do not mind the curse, for happiness and distress are given by the demigods as a result of one's past deeds.