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Chapter 16: King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord

Verse 31 of 62
SB 6.16.31

तद्दर्शनध्वस्तसमस्तकिल्बिषः स्वस्थामलान्तःकरणो ऽभ्ययान्मुनिः प्रवृद्धभक्त्या प्रणयाश्रुलोचनः प्रहृष्टरोमानमदादिपुरुषम्

tad-darśana-dhvasta-samasta-kilbiṣaḥ svasthāmalāntaḥkaraṇo 'bhyayān muniḥ pravṛddha-bhaktyā praṇayāśru-locanaḥ prahṛṣṭa-romānamad ādi-puruṣam

Synonyms

tat-darśanaby the sight of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; dhvastadestroyed; samasta-kilbiṣaḥhaving all sins; svasthahealthy; amalaand pure; antaḥkaraṇaḥthe core of whose heart; abhyayātapproached face to face; muniḥthe King, who was silent due to full mental satisfaction; pravṛddha-bhaktyāwith an attitude of increased devotional service; praṇaya-aśru-locanaḥwith tears in his eyes because of love; prahṛṣṭa-romahis hairs standing on end due to jubilation; anamatoffered respectful obeisances; ādi-puruṣamunto the expansion of the original personality..

Translation

As soon as Mahārāja Citraketu saw the Supreme Lord, he was cleansed of all material contamination and situated in his original Kṛṣṇa consciousness, being completely purified. He became silent and grave, and because of love for the Lord, tears fell from his eyes, and his hairs stood on end. With great devotion and love, he offered his respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of Godhead.

Purport

The word tad-darśana-dhvasta-samasta-kilbiṣaḥ is very important in this verse. If one regularly sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the temple, one will gradually be disinfected of all material desires simply by visiting the temple and seeing the Deity. When one is freed from all the results of sinful activities, one will be purified, and with a healthy mind, completely cleansed, he will increasingly make progress in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Verse 31 of 62
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