Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu
इति भागवतो देव्या: प्रतिशप्तुमलन्तम: । मूर्ध्ना स जगृहे शापमेतावत्साधुलक्षणम् ॥ ३७ ॥
Transliteration
iti bhāgavato devyāḥ pratiśaptum alantamaḥ mūrdhnā sa jagṛhe śāpam etāvat sādhu-lakṣaṇam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
iti — thus; bhāgavataḥ — the most exalted devotee; devyāḥ — of Pārvatī; pratiśaptum — to make a counter-curse; alantamaḥ — able in all respects; mūrdhnā — with his head; saḥ — he (Citraketu); jagṛhe — accepted; śāpam — the curse; etāvat — this much; sādhu-lakṣaṇam — the symptom of a devotee.
Translation
“The great devotee Citraketu was so powerful that he was quite competent to curse mother Pārvatī in retaliation, but instead of doing so he very humbly accepted the curse and bowed his head before Lord Śiva and his wife. This is very much to be appreciated as the standard behavior of a Vaiṣṇava.”