Text 11] Mother Parvati Curses Citraketu 175

amaniné manadena

kirtaniyah sada harih

“One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind,
thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more
tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and ready to
offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy
name of the Lord constantly.” A Vaisnava should not try to minimize
anyone else’s position. It is better to remain humble and meek and chant
the Hare Krsna mantra. The word nirjitatmabhimanine indicates that
Citraketu thought himself a better controller of the senses than Lord
Siva, although actually he was not. Because of all these considerations,
mother Parvati was somewhat angry at Citraketu.

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Sri-parvaty uvdca
ayam kim adhuna loke
Sdsta danda-dharah prabhuh
asmad-vidhandm dustanam
nirlajanari ca viprakrt

Sri-pdrvati uvdca—the goddess Parvati said; ayam—this; kim—
whether; adhunéd—now; loke—in the world; sdésta—the supreme con-
troller; danda-dharah—the carrier of the rod of punishment,
prabhuh—the master; asmat-vidhdnam—of persons like us;
dustaném—criminals; nirlajjanadm—who have no shame; ca—and;
viprakrt—the restrainer.

TRANSLATION

The goddess Parvati said: Alas, has this upstart now received a
post from which to punish shameless persons like us? Has he been
