22 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 14
evam—thus; vikalpitah—questioned; rdjan—O King Pariksit;
vidusa—greatly learned; muninad—by the philosopher; api—although;
sah—he (King Citraketu); prasraya-avanatah—being bent low due to
humility; abhyaha—replied; praja-kamah—desiring offspring; tatah—
thereafter; munim—to the great sage.
TRANSLATION
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, although the great
sage Angira knew everything, he inquired from the King in this
way. Thus King Citraketu, desiring a son, bent low in great
humility and spoke to the great sage as follows.
PURPORT
Since the face is the index to the mind, a saintly person can study the
condition of one’s mind by seeing his face. When Angira Rsi remarked
about the King’s discolored face, King Citraketu explained the cause of
his anxiety as follows.
TEXT 23
FFTATETA
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citraketur uvdca
bhagavan kim na viditam
tapo-jfidna-samadhibhih
yoginam dhvasta-papanam
bahir antah Saririsu
citraketuh uvaca—King Citraketu replied; bhagavan—O most power-
ful sage; kim—what; na—not; viditam—is understood; tapah—by
austerity; jidna—knowledge; samadhibhih—and by samadhi (trance,
transcendental meditation); yogindm—by the great yogis or devotees;
dhvasta-papanam—who are fully freed from all sinful reactions;
bahih—externally; antah—internally; saririsu—in conditioned souls,
who have material bodies.
