Canto 6, Chapter 17

Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu

Verse 39 (SB 6.17.39)
SB 6.17.39 • मूल श्लोक

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि । वृत्रस्यासुरजातेश्च कारणं भगवन्मते: ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṁ yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi vṛtrasyāsura-jāteś ca kāraṇaṁ bhagavan-mateḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

etat — this; te — unto you; sarvam — all; ākhyātam — explained; yat — which; mām — me; tvam — you; paripṛcchasi — asked; vṛtrasya — of Vṛtrāsura; asura-jāteḥ — whose birth was in a species of asuras; ca — and; kāraṇam — the cause; bhagavat-mateḥ — of exalted intelligence in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Translation

“My dear King Parīkṣit, you inquired from me how Vṛtrāsura, a great devotee, took birth in a demoniac family. Thus I have tried to explain to you everything about this.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda