SB 6.14.22

TEXT 22

TEXT

एवं विकल्पितो राजन् विदुषा मुनिनापि सः ।
प्रश्रयावनतो ऽभ्याह प्रजाकामस्ततो मुनिम् ॥ २२ ॥

evam vikalpito rajan

vidusa muninapi sah

prasrayavanato 'bhyaha

praja-kamas tato munim

evam-thus; vikalpitah-questioned; rajan-O King Pariksit; vidusa-greatly learned; munina-by the philosopher; api-although; sah-he (King Citraketu); prasraya-avanatah-being bent low due to humility; abhyaha-replied; praja-kamah-desiring offspring; tatah-thereafter; munim-to the great sage.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, although the great sage Aṅgira knew everything, he inquired from the King in this way. Thus King Citraketu, desiring a son, bent low in great humility and spoke to the great sage as follows.

PURPORT

Since the face is the index to the mind, a saintly person can study the condition of one's mind by seeing his face. When Aṅgira Rsi remarked about the King's discolored face, King Citraketu explained the cause of his anxiety as follows.

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