Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.15.9
श्रीशुक उवाच
एवमाश्वासितो राजा चित्रकेतुर्द्विजोक्तिभि: ।
विमृज्य पाणिना वक्त्रमाधिम्लानमभाषत ॥ ९ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
evam āśvāsito rājā
[evam aashvaasito raajaa]
citraketur dvijoktibhiḥ
[chitraketur dvijoktibhih]
vimṛjya pāṇinā vaktram
[vimrijya paaninaa vaktram]
ādhi-mlānam abhāṣata
[aadhi-mlaanam abhaashata]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
evam
—
thus
āśvāsitaḥ
—
being enlightened or given hope
rājā
—
the King
citraketuḥ
—
Citraketu
dvija-uktibhiḥ
—
by the instructions of the great brāhmaṇas (Nārada and Aṅgirā Ṛṣi)
vimṛjya
—
wiping off
pāṇinā
—
by the hand
vaktram
—
his face
ādhi-mlānam
—
shriveled due to lamentation
abhāṣata
—
spoke intelligently.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
evam āśvāsito rājā
evam
thus
āśvāsitaḥ
being enlightened or given hope
rājā
the King
citraketur dvijoktibhiḥ
citraketuḥ
Citraketu
dvija-uktibhiḥ
by the instructions of the great brāhmaṇas (Nārada and Aṅgirā Ṛṣi)
vimṛjya pāṇinā vaktram
vimṛjya
wiping off
pāṇinā
by the hand
vaktram
his face
ādhi-mlānam abhāṣata
ādhi-mlānam
shriveled due to lamentation
abhāṣata
spoke intelligently.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thus enlightened by the instructions of Nārada and Aṅgirā, King Citraketu became hopeful with knowledge. Wiping his shriveled face with his hand, the King began to speak.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus pacified by the instructions of Nārada and Aṅgirā, King Citraketu, wiping his shriveled face with his hand, the King began to speak.
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Personal Guidance
Enlightened by Nārada and Aṅgirā, Citraketu wiped his shriveled face and began to speak. Teaching, properly received, restores even a shriveled face.
Reflection Questions
- What teaching could begin to restore my own dried-out face?
- What is the simple physical act (wiping the face) that signals my return?
My note
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