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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.17.4-5

एकदा स विमानेन विष्णुदत्तेन भास्वता । गिरिशं दद‍ृशे गच्छन् परीतं सिद्धचारणै: ॥ ४ ॥ आलिङ्गय‍ाङ्कीकृतां देवीं बाहुना मुनिसंसदि । उवाच देव्या: श‍ृण्वन्त्या जहासोच्चैस्तदन्तिके ॥ ५ ॥
ekadā sa vimānena
[ekadaa sa vimaanena]
viṣṇu-dattena bhāsvatā
[vishnu-dattena bhaasvataa]
giriśaṁ dadṛśe gacchan
[girisham dadrishe gachchan]
parītaṁ siddha-cāraṇaiḥ
[pareetam siddha-chaaranaih]
āliṅgyāṅkīkṛtāṁ devīṁ
[aalingyaankeekritaam deveem]
bāhunā muni-saṁsadi
[baahunaa muni-samsadi]
uvāca devyāḥ śṛṇvantyā
[uvaacha devyaah shrinvantyaa]
jahāsoccais tad-antike
[jahaasochchais tad-antike]
Word-for-word
ekadā — one time saḥ — he (King Citraketu) vimānena — with his airplane viṣṇu-dattena — given to him by Lord Viṣṇu bhāsvatā — shining brilliantly giriśam — Lord Śiva dadṛśe — he saw gacchan — going parītam — surrounded siddha — by the inhabitants of Siddhaloka cāraṇaiḥ — and the inhabitants of Cāraṇaloka āliṅgya — embracing aṅkīkṛtām — sitting on his lap devīm — his wife, Pārvatī bāhunā — with his arm muni-saṁsadi — in the presence of great saintly persons uvāca — he said devyāḥ — while the goddess Pārvatī śṛṇvantyāḥ — was hearing jahāsa — he laughed uccaiḥ — very loudly tad-antike — in the vicinity.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ekadā sa vimānena
ekadā
one time
saḥ
he (King Citraketu)
vimānena
with his airplane
viṣṇu-dattena bhāsvatā
viṣṇu-dattena
given to him by Lord Viṣṇu
bhāsvatā
shining brilliantly
giriśaṁ dadṛśe gacchan
giriśam
Lord Śiva
dadṛśe
he saw
gacchan
going
parītaṁ siddha-cāraṇaiḥ
parītam
surrounded
siddha
by the inhabitants of Siddhaloka
cāraṇaiḥ
and the inhabitants of Cāraṇaloka
āliṅgyāṅkīkṛtāṁ devīṁ
āliṅgya
embracing
aṅkīkṛtām
sitting on his lap
devīm
his wife, Pārvatī
bāhunā muni-saṁsadi
bāhunā
with his arm
muni-saṁsadi
in the presence of great saintly persons
uvāca devyāḥ śṛṇvantyā
uvāca
he said
devyāḥ
while the goddess Pārvatī
śṛṇvantyāḥ
was hearing
jahāsoccais tad-antike
jahāsa
he laughed
uccaiḥ
very loudly
tad-antike
in the vicinity.
One time while King Citraketu was traveling in outer space on a brilliantly effulgent airplane given to him by Lord Viṣṇu, he saw Lord Śiva, surrounded by Siddhas and Cāraṇas. Lord Śiva was sitting in an assembly of great saintly persons and embracing Pārvatī on his lap with his arm. Citraketu laughed loudly and spoke, within the hearing of Pārvatī.
Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says in this connection,

bhaktiṁ bhūtiṁ harir dattvā sva-vicchedānubhūtaye devyāḥ śāpena vṛtratvaṁ nītvā taṁ svāntike ’nayat

The purport is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead wanted to bring Citraketu to Vaikuṇṭhaloka as soon as possible. The Lord’s plan was that Citraketu be cursed by Pārvatī to become Vṛtrāsura so that in his next life he could quickly return home, back to Godhead. There have been many instances in which a devotee acting as a demon has been brought to the kingdom of God by the mercy of the Lord. For Pārvatī to be embraced by Lord Śiva was natural in a relationship between husband and wife; this was nothing extraordinary for Citraketu to see. Nonetheless, Citraketu laughed loudly to see Lord Śiva in that situation, even though he should not have done so. Thus he was eventually cursed, and this curse was the cause of his returning home, back to Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One time while King Citraketu was traveling in outer space on a brilliant airplane given to him by Lord Viṣṇu, he saw Lord Śiva, surrounded by Siddhas and Cāraṇas, embracing Pārvatī on his lap with his arm in an assembly of sages. Citraketu laughed loudly and spoke, within the hearing of Pārvatī. The Lord feeling separation from Citraketu, after giving him wealth along with bhakti, gave him the body of Vṛtrāsura by the curse of Pārvatī and brought him to his side. Aṅgīkṛtam means “being half his body.”
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Personal Guidance
Traveling on his Viṣṇu-given airplane, Citraketu came upon Lord Śiva surrounded by Siddhas and Cāraṇas, seated in an assembly with Pārvatī on his lap. Encounters with great beings can be unexpected and require reading carefully.
Reflection Questions
  • Which encounter have I misread because I came in 'reading' before observing?
  • What practice helps me arrive at an encounter as a learner?
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