grhandha-kupan niskrantah
sah-he; ittham-in this way; pratibuddha-atma-being fully aware of spiritual knowledge; citraketuh-King Citraketu; dvija-uktibhih-by the instructions of the perfect brahmanas (Aṅgira and Narada Muni); grha-andha-kupat-from the dark well of family life; niskrantah-came out; sarah-of a lake or reservoir of water; paṅkat-from the mud; iva-like; dvipah-an elephant.