Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 17
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
अथ तस्मै प्रपन्नाय भक्ताय प्रयतात्मने । भगवान्नारद: प्रीतो विद्यामेतामुवाच ह ॥ १७ ॥
atha tasmai prapannāya bhaktāya prayatātmane bhagavān nāradaḥ prīto vidyām etām uvāca ha
అనంతరం శరణాగతుడైన, భక్తుడైన, ఆత్మసంయమంతో ఉన్న చిత్రకేతుపై ప్రసన్నుడైన భగవాన్ నారదుడు ఈ దివ్య విద్యను ఉపదేశించాడు.
FAQs
This verse says that one who is surrendered (prapanna), devoted (bhakta), and self-controlled (prayatātmā) becomes a fit recipient of sacred instruction, and such qualities please great saints like Nārada.
Because Citraketu approached in a surrendered, devotional mood with disciplined mind; seeing these qualifications, Nārada became pleased and therefore imparted the spiritual teaching.
Approach learning with humility, commit to devotional practice, and cultivate mental discipline; these make one receptive to genuine guidance and deeper spiritual understanding.