श्रीशुक उवाच एवमाश्वासितो राजा चित्रकेतुर्द्विजोक्तिभि: । विमृज्य पाणिना वक्त्रमाधिम्लानमभाषत ॥ ९ ॥
sri-suka uvaca evam asvasito raja citraketur dvijoktibhih vimrjya panina vaktram adhi-mlanam abhasata
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- evam
- thus
- asvasitah
- being enlightened or given hope
- raja
- the King
- citraketuh
- Citraketu
- dvija-uktibhih
- by the instructions of the great brahmanas (Narada and Angira Rsi)
- vimrjya
- wiping off
- panina
- by the hand
- vaktram
- his face
- adhi-mlanam
- shriveled due to lamentation
- abhasata
- spoke intelligently.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Thus enlightened by the instructions of Narada and Angira, King Citraketu became hopeful with knowledge. Wiping his shriveled face with his hand, the King began to speak.