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
О безграничный Бхагаван, Душа вселенной! Всё, что совершает живое существо в этом мире, Тебе известно, ибо Ты — Сверхдуша. О высший Гуру, перед солнцем свет светлячка ничего не открывает; так и пред Тобой, всеведущим, мне нечего сообщить.
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.