Text 6] King Citraketu’s Lamentation 9

narayanayana deva
rsy-ddyds tat-parayanah
brahmadyah kecanaiva syuh
siddho yogya-sukham labhan

The difference between the siddhas and nardyana-parayanas is that
direct devotees are called nardéyana-pardyanas whereas those who per-
form various types of mystic yoga are called siddhas.

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urtras tu sa katharn papah
sarva-lokopatapanah

ittham drdha-matih krsna
dsit sangrama ulbane

vrtrah—Vrtrasura; tu—but; sah—he; katham—how; pdpah—al-
though sinful (getting the body of a demon); sarva-loka—of all the three
worlds; upatapanah—the cause of suffering; ittham—such; drdha-
matih—firmly fixed intelligence; krsne—in Krsna; dsit—there was;
sargrame ulbane—in the great blazing fire of battle.

TRANSLATION

Vrtrasura was situated in the blazing fire of battle and was an in-
famous, sinful demon, always engaged in giving troubles and
anxieties to others. How could such a demon become so greatly
Krsna conscious?

PURPORT

It has been described that a ndrayana-pardyana, a pure devotee, is
rarely found even among millions and millions of persons. Therefore
Pariksit Maharaja was surprised that Vrtrasura, whose purpose was to
give trouble and anxiety to others, was one of these devotees, even on a
battlefield. What was the reason for Vrtrasura’s advancement?
