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that he may come to his senses. This is explained by Lord Krsna in
Bhagavad-gita (7.14):
daivi hy esa gunamayi
mama maya duratyaya
mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti te
“This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material
nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me
can easily cross beyond it.” To surrender to Krsna means to surrender to
His devotees also, for no one can be a proper servant of Krsna unless he
is a proper servant of a devotee. Chddiya vaisnava-sevi nistara payeche
keba: without serving a servant of Krsna, one cannot be elevated to being
a servant of Krsna Himself. Therefore mother Parvati spoke to Citraketu
exactly like a mother who says to her naughty child, “My dear child, I am
punishing you so that you won’t do anything like this again.” This ten-
dency of a mother to punish her child is found even in mother Yasoda,
who became the mother of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Mother
Yasoda punished Krsna by binding Him and showing Hima stick. Thus it
is the duty of a mother to chastise her beloved son, even in the case of the
Supreme Lord. It is to be understood that mother Durga was justified in
punishing Citraketu. This punishment was a boon to Citraketu because
after taking birth as the demon Vrtrasura, he was promoted directly to
Vaikuntha.
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ATR TAF
at aaferaaftarnaer a: |
TAA Adt YAl ART ATTA MGI
Sri-Suka uvaca
evarh Saptas citraketur
vimanad avaruhya sah
prasddayam Gsa satirn
mirdhna namrena bhdarata
