Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 61
Parīkṣit’s Inquiry into Vṛtrāsura’s Bhakti and the Beginning of Citraketu’s Trial
एवं कश्मलमापन्नं नष्टसंज्ञमनायकम् । ज्ञात्वाङ्गिरा नाम ऋषिराजगाम सनारद: ॥ ६१ ॥
evaṁ kaśmalam āpannaṁ naṣṭa-saṁjñam anāyakam jñātvāṅgirā nāma ṛṣir ājagāma sanāradaḥ
大聖アンギラーは、王が嘆きの海に沈みほとんど息絶えんばかりであると知り、聖者ナーラダと共にそこへ赴いた。
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Sixth Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “King Citraketu’s Lamentation.”
FAQs
This verse shows that when a person is overwhelmed by lamentation and feels without shelter, divine help often comes through saintly devotees like Aṅgirā and Nārada, who restore spiritual perspective.
They came after perceiving the king’s collapse into intense sorrow and loss of clarity, to instruct him and redirect his mind from lamentation to spiritual understanding.
When grief clouds judgment, seek guidance from spiritually grounded teachers and scriptures; their counsel can help transform sorrow into steadiness and devotion.