174 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 17

ity atad-virya-vidusi
bruvane bahv-asobhanam

rusaha devi dhrstaya
nirjitatmabhimanine

iti—thus; a-tat-virya-vidusi—when Citraketu, who did not know the
prowess of Lord Siva; bruvane—spoke; bahu-asobhanam—that which is
not up to the standard of etiquette (the criticism of the exalted Lord
Siva): rusa—with anger; dha—said; devi—the goddess Parvati;
dhrstaya—unto Citraketu, who was quite shameless; nirjita-dtma—as
one who has controlled his senses; abhimadnine—thinking of himself.

TRANSLATION

Not knowing the prowess of Lord Siva and Parvati, Citraketu
strongly criticized them. His statements were not at all pleasing,
and therefore the goddess Parvati, being very angry, spoke as
follows to Citraketu, who thought himself better than Lord Siva in
controlling the senses.

PURPORT

Although Citraketu never meant to insult Lord Siva, he should not
have criticized the lord, even though the lord was transgressing social
customs. It is said, tejiyasam na dosdya: one who is very powerful should
be understood to be faultless. For example, one should not find faults
with the sun, although it evaporates urine from the street. The most
powerful cannot be criticized by an ordinary man, or even by a great per-
sonality. Citraketu should have known that Lord Siva, although sitting in
that way, was not to be criticized. The difficulty was that Citraketu, hav-
ing become a great devotee of Lord Visnu, Sankarsana, was somewhat
proud at having achieved Lord Sankarsana’s favor and therefore thought
that he could now criticize anyone, even Lord Siva. This kind of pride i in
a devotee is never tolerated. A Vaisnava should always remain very
humble and meek and offer respect to others.

trndd api sunicena
taror api sahisnunad
