Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 46
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
विदितमनन्त समस्तं तव जगदात्मनो जनैरिहाचरितम् । विज्ञाप्यं परमगुरो: कियदिव सवितुरिव खद्योतै: ॥ ४६ ॥
viditam ananta samastaṁ tava jagad-ātmano janair ihācaritam vijñāpyaṁ parama-guroḥ kiyad iva savitur iva khadyotaiḥ
無限なるバガヴァーン、宇宙のアートマンよ。この世で生類がなす一切は、内なる超霊としてあなたに悉く知られております。至上の師よ、太陽の前で蛍の光が何を明かせましょう。全知なるあなたの御前で、私が告げるべきものは何もありません。
FAQs
This verse teaches that the Lord already knows everything; therefore, a devotee approaches Him with humility, recognizing that one’s words cannot increase God’s knowledge—like glowworms before the sun.
While offering prayers, Citraketu acknowledges Vishnu as the all-knowing Soul of the universe and admits the limitation of human speech, establishing a mood of surrender rather than pride in eloquence.
Speak truthfully and modestly before God and elders—focus on sincerity and surrender, not on impressing with words—remembering that real transformation comes from devotion and obedience, not rhetoric.