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SB 6.17.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच यतश्चान्तर्हितोऽनन्तस्तस्यै कृत्वा दिशे नम: । विद्याधरश्चित्रकेतुश्चचार गगने चर: ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca yataś cāntarhito ’nantas tasyai kṛtvā diśe namaḥ vidyādharaś citraketuś cacāra gagane caraḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;yataḥ—in which (direction);ca—and;antarhitaḥ—disappeared;anantaḥ—the unlimited Supreme Personality of Godhead;tasyai—unto that;kṛtvā—after offering;diśe—direction;namaḥ—obeisances;vidyādharaḥ—the King of the Vidyādhara planet;citraketuḥ—Citraketu;cacāra—traveled;gagane—in outer space;caraḥ—moving.

Translation

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After offering obeisances to the direction from which Ananta, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, had disappeared, Citraketu began traveling in outer space as the head of the Vidyādharas.

Chapter 17SB 6.17.2