108 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 16

yayav angirasa sakam
dhama svéyambhuvam prabho

sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; bhaktéya—unto the
devotee; etam—this; prapanndya—unto one who fully surrendered;
vidya4m—transcendental knowledge; ddisya—instructing; ndradah—
the great sage Narada; yayau—left; angirasd—the great saint Angira;
sakam—with; dhdédma—for the topmost planet; svéyambhuvam—

belonging to Lord Brahma; prabho—O King.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Narada, having become the
spiritual master of Citraketu, instructed him fully in this prayer
because Citraketu was fully surrendered. O King Pariksit, Narada
then left with the great sage Angira for the topmost planet, known
as Brahmaloka.

PURPORT

When Angira had first come to visit King Citraketu, he did not bring
Narada with him. However, after the death of Citraketu’s son, Angira
brought Narada to instruct King Citraketu about bhakti-yoga. The dif-
ference was that in the beginning Citraketu was not in a temperament of
renunciation, but after the death of his son, when he was overwhelmed
by his great plight, he was awakened to the platform of renunciation by
instructions regarding the falsity of this material world and material
possessions. It is only at this stage that bhakti-yoga can be instructed. As
long as one is attached to material enjoyment, bhakti-yoga cannot be

understood. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (2.44):

bhogaisvarya-prasaktanam
tayapahrta-cetasim
vyavasayatmika buddhih
samadhau na vidhiyate
“In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and ma-

terial opulence, and who are bewildered by such things, the resolute
determination of devotional service to the Supreme Lord does not take
