Text 17] Mother Parvati Curses Citraketu 181
Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam—thus; Saptah—
cursed; citraketuh—King Citraketu; vimdndt—from his airplane;
avaruhya—coming down; sah—he; prasddayam dsa—completely
pleased; satim—Parvati; miirdhnd—by his head; namrena—bent low;
bharata—O King Pariksit.
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TRANSLATION
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King Pariksit, when
Citraketu was cursed by Parvati, he descended from his airplane,
bowed before her with great humility and pleased her completely.
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PTHACTY
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SAHIN TH WAS fF TA Aq U2
citraketur uvdca
pratigrhndmi te sapam
Gtmano ‘fijalinambike
devair martyaya yat proktam
piirva-distarh hi tasya tat
citraketuh uvaca—King Citraketu said; pratigrhndmi—I accept; te—
your; S4pam—curse; Gtmanah—my own; avjalina —with folded hands;
ambike—O mother; devaih—by the demigods; martyéya—unto a mor-
tal; yat—which; proktam—prescribed; ptirva-distam—fixed previously
according to one’s past deeds; hi—indeed; tasya—of him; tat—that. .
TRANSLATION
Citraketu said: My dear mother, with my own hands folded
together I accept the curse upon me. I do not mind the curse, for
happiness and distress are given by the demigods as a result of
one’s past deeds.
