110 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 16
TRANSLATION

Fasting and drinking only water, Citraketu for one week con-
tinuously chanted with great care and attention the mantra given
by Narada Muni.

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tatah sa sapta-ratrante
vidyaya dharyamanaya
vidyadharadhipatyam ca
lebhe ’pratihatam nrpa

tatah—from this; sah—he; sapta-rdtra-ante—at the end of seven
nights; vidyaya—by the prayers; dharyamadnayd—being carefully
practiced; vidyédhara-adhipatyam—mastership of the Vidyadharas (as
an intermediate result); ca—also; lebhe—achieved; apratihatam—un-
deviated from the instructions of the spiritual master; nrpa—O King
Pariksit.

TRANSLATION

O King Pariksit, after only one week of repeatedly practicing
the mantra received from the spiritual master, Citraketu achieved
the rule of the planet of the Vidyadharas as an intermediate prod-
uct of his spiritual advancement in knowledge.

PURPORT

If a devotee, after being initiated, adheres rigidly to the instructions of
the spiritual master, he is naturally endowed with the material opulences
of vidyadhara-adhipatyam and similar posts as by-products. A devotee
need not practice yoga, karma or jfidna to achieve a successful result.
Devotional service alone is competent to award a devotee all material
power. A pure devotee, however, is never attached to material power, al-
though he gets it very easily without personal endeavor. Citraketu
