Text 33] King Citraketu Meets the Lord 115
ing; muhuh—again and again; prema-uparuddha—choked with love;
akhila—all; varna—of the letters; nirgamah—the coming out; na—
not; eva—indeed; asakat—was able; tam—unto Him; prasamiditum—
to offer prayers; ciram—for a long time.
TRANSLATION
With tears of love and affection, Citraketu repeatedly moistened
the resting place of the Supreme Lord’s lotus feet. Because his
voice was choked in ecstasy, for a considerable time he was unable
to utter any of the letters of the alphabet to offer the Lord suitable
prayers.
PURPORT
All the letters of the alphabet and the words constructed by those let-
ters are meant for offering prayers to the Supreme Personality of God-
head. Maharaja Citraketu had the opportunity to offer prayers to the
Lord by composing nice verses from the letters of the alphabet, but be-
cause of his ecstasy, for a considerable time he could not join those letters
to offer prayers to the Lord. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.5.22):
idarh hi purmsas tapasah Srutasya va
svistasya siiktasya ca buddhi-dattayoh
avicyuto ’rthah kavibhir niriipito
yad uttamasloka-gunanuvamanam
If one has scientific, philosophical, political, economic or any other
abilities and wants perfection in his knowledge, he should offer prayers
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead by composing first-class poetry or
engaging his talents in the service of the Lord. Citraketu wanted to do
this, but he was unable because of loving ecstasy. Therefore he had to
wait for a considerable time before he could offer prayers.
TEXT 33
aa: aaTaTY Aal ATA
TAN TACHA TSTATTAT |
