जज्ञे त्वष्टुर्दक्षिणाग्नौ दानवीं योनिमाश्रित: । वृत्र इत्यभिविख्यातो ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुत: ॥ ३८ ॥
jajne tvastur daksinagnau danavim yonim asritah vrtra ity abhivikhyato jnana-vijnana-samyutah
- jajne
- was born
- tvastuh
- of the brahmana known as Tvasta
- daksina-agnau
- in the fire sacrifice known as daksinagni
- danavim
- demoniac
- yonim
- species of life
- asritah
- taking shelter of
- vrtrah
- Vrtra
- iti
- thus
- abhivikhyatah
- celebrated
- jnana-vijnana-samyutah
- fully equipped with transcendental knowledge and practical application of that knowledge in life.
Being cursed by mother Durga (Bhavani, the wife of Lord Siva), that same Citraketu accepted birth in a demoniac species of life. Although still fully equipped with transcendental knowledge and practical application of that knowledge in life, he appeared as a demon at the fire sacrifice performed by Tvasta, and thus he became famous as Vrtrasura.