Shloka 4
Citraketu Offends Śiva, Is Cursed by Pārvatī, and Is Glorified as a Vaiṣṇava
एकदा स विमानेन विष्णुदत्तेन भास्वता । गिरिशं ददृशे गच्छन् परीतं सिद्धचारणै: ॥ ४ ॥ आलिङ्गयाङ्कीकृतां देवीं बाहुना मुनिसंसदि । उवाच देव्या: शृण्वन्त्या जहासोच्चैस्तदन्तिके ॥ ५ ॥
ekadā sa vimānena viṣṇu-dattena bhāsvatā giriśaṁ dadṛśe gacchan parītaṁ siddha-cāraṇaiḥ
Einst, als Citraketu auf einem strahlenden, von Viṣṇu geschenkten Vimāna durch den Raum reiste, erblickte er Girīśa (Śiva), umgeben von Siddhas und Cāraṇas. Śiva saß in einer Versammlung großer Weiser, hielt die Göttin Pārvatī auf seinem Schoß und umarmte sie mit dem Arm. Während Pārvatī es hörte, lachte Citraketu laut und sprach in ihrer Nähe.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says in this connection,
FAQs
This verse shows Citraketu, blessed by Viṣṇu, directly beholding Lord Śiva—indicating that a pure devotee may honor and perceive Śiva as a great divine personality within the Lord’s arrangement.
Citraketu had received extraordinary divine favor due to his devotion; the narrative describes him moving freely in a radiant vimāna bestowed by Lord Viṣṇu.
It points to cultivating devotion and purity so that one’s perception becomes reverent and spiritually informed—seeing greatness in saints and the Lord’s servants rather than judging superficially.