Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.15
స ఇత్థం ప్రతిబుద్ధాత్మా చిత్రకేతుర్ద్విజోక్తిభి: ।
గృహాన్ధకూపాన్నిష్క్రాన్త: సర:పఙ్కాదివ ద్విప: ॥ ౧౫ ॥
sa itthaṁ pratibuddhātmā
[sa ittham pratibuddhaatmaa]
citraketur dvijoktibhiḥ
[chitraketur dvijoktibhih]
gṛhāndha-kūpān niṣkrāntaḥ
[grihaandha-koopaan nishkraantah]
saraḥ-paṅkād iva dvipaḥ
[sarah-pankaad iva dvipah]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he
ittham
—
in this way
pratibuddha-ātmā
—
being fully aware of spiritual knowledge
citraketuḥ
—
King Citraketu
dvija-uktibhiḥ
—
by the instructions of the perfect brāhmaṇas (Aṅgirā and Nārada Muni)
gṛha-andha-kūpāt
—
from the dark well of family life
niṣkrāntaḥ
—
came out
saraḥ
—
of a lake or reservoir of water
paṅkāt
—
from the mud
iva
—
like
dvipaḥ
—
an elephant.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa itthaṁ pratibuddhātmā
saḥ
he
ittham
in this way
pratibuddha-ātmā
being fully aware of spiritual knowledge
citraketur dvijoktibhiḥ
citraketuḥ
King Citraketu
dvija-uktibhiḥ
by the instructions of the perfect brāhmaṇas (Aṅgirā and Nārada Muni)
gṛhāndha-kūpān niṣkrāntaḥ
gṛha-andha-kūpāt
from the dark well of family life
niṣkrāntaḥ
came out
saraḥ-paṅkād iva dvipaḥ
saraḥ
of a lake or reservoir of water
paṅkāt
from the mud
iva
like
dvipaḥ
an elephant.
Thus enlightened by the instructions of the brāhmaṇas Aṅgirā and Nārada, King Citraketu became fully aware of spiritual knowledge. As an elephant becomes free from a muddy reservoir of water, King Citraketu came out of the dark well of family life.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus enlightened by the instructions of the brāhmaṇas Aṅgirā and Nārada, King Citraketu emerged from the dark well of family life, just as an elephant emerges from the mud.
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