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Mother Pārvati Curses Citraketu
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ways powerful, but a devotee does not wish to show his power unnecessarily. However, when a less intelligent person has some power, he wants to use it for sense gratification. This is not the behavior of a devotee.
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जज्ञे त्वष्टुर्दक्षिणाग्नौ दानवीं योनिमाश्रितः । वृत्र इत्यमिविख्यातो ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुतः ॥३८॥
jajñe tvaṣṭur dakṣiṇāgnau dānavīm yonim āśritaḥ vṛtra ity abhivikhyāto jñāna-vijñāna-saṁyutaḥ
jajñe —was born;  tvaṣṭuḥ —of the  brāhmaṇa  known as Tvaṣṭā;  dakṣiṇa-agnau —in the fire sacrifice known as  dakṣiṇāgni ;  dānavīm —demoniac;  yonim —species of life;  āśritaḥ —taking shelter of;  vṛtraḥ —Vṛtra;  iti —thus;  abhivikhyātaḥ —celebrated;  jñāna-vijñāna-saṁyutaḥ —fully equipped with transcendental knowledge and practical application of that knowledge in life.
TRANSLATION
Being cursed by mother Durgā [Bhavāni, the wife of Lord Śiva], that same Citraketu accepted birth in a demoniac species of life. Although still fully equipped with transcendental knowledge and practical application of that knowledge in life, he appeared as a demon at the fire sacrifice performed by Tvaṣṭā, and thus he became famous as Vṛtrāsura.
PURPORT
The word  yoni  is generally understood to mean  jāti —family, group or species. Although Vṛtrāsura appeared in a family of demons, it is clearly said that his knowledge of spiritual life still existed.  Jñāna-vijñāna-saṁyutaḥ : his spiritual knowledge and the practical application of that knowledge in life were not lost. Therefore it is said that even if a devotee falls down for some reason, he is still not lost.