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Plate 6

King Citraketu Meets Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa

King Citraketu saw that the Lord was as white as the white fibers of a lotus lower. He was dressed in bluish garments and adorned with a helmet and a belt, as well as armlets and bangles, all of which glittered brilliantly. His face was smiling, and His eyes were reddish. He was surrounded by such exalted liberated persons as Sanat-kumāra.

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

With tears of love and affection, Citraketu repeatedly moistened the resting place of the Supreme Lord's lotus feet. Because his voice was choked up in ecstasy, for a considerable time he was unable to utter any suitable prayers to the Lord.

Painting by PARĪKṢIT DĀSA (1975)

King Citraketu Meets Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa