Shloka 36

Citraketu Offends Śiva, Is Cursed by Pārvatī, and Is Glorified as a Vaiṣṇava

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच इति श्रुत्वा भगवत: शिवस्योमाभिभाषितम् । बभूव शान्तधी राजन् देवी विगतविस्मया ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca iti śrutvā bhagavataḥ śivasyomābhibhāṣitam babhūva śānta-dhī rājan devī vigata-vismayā

Translation

ശ്രീശുകദേവ ഗോസ്വാമി പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഭഗവാൻ ശിവൻ ഉമയോട് പറഞ്ഞ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ ദേവിയുടെ വിസ്മയം നീങ്ങി, അവൾ ശാന്തബുദ്ധിയോടെ സ്ഥിരയായി।

Synonyms

• श्री-शुकः: Śrī Śuka
• श्री-शुकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: श्री + शुक

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-सूचक (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• भगवतः: of the Lord
• भगवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• उमा-अभिभाषितम्: the words spoken by Umā
• उमा-अभिभाषितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि√भाष् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘अभिभाषित’; तत्पुरुष-समास: उमया अभिभाषितम्

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शान्त-धीः: calm-minded
• शान्त-धीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess (Pārvatī)
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विगत-विस्मया: free from astonishment
• विगत-विस्मया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत (प्रातिपदिक) + विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: विगतः विस्मयः यस्याः (loss of astonishment)

Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura remarks that the word śānta-dhīḥ means svīya-pūrva-svabhāva-smṛtyā. When Pārvatī remembered her former behavior in cursing Citraketu, she became very much ashamed and covered her face with the skirt of her sari, admitting that she was wrong in cursing Citraketu.

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī
• King Parīkṣit
• Lord Śiva
• Umā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about becoming peaceful in mind (śānta-dhī)?

This verse shows that after hearing spiritually sound counsel (Umā’s words to Lord Śiva), the mind settles—peace and clarity replace agitation and surprise.

Why is Umā speaking to Lord Śiva mentioned in this verse?

Śukadeva highlights Umā’s instructive speech to Śiva as the immediate cause for the Devī’s inner transformation—she becomes calm and no longer astonished.

How can I apply this teaching in modern life?

Seek and hear guidance rooted in devotion and dharma; attentive śravaṇa (hearing) helps reduce reactive emotions and restores steadiness of mind.