वृत्र इत्यभिविख्यातो ज्ञानविज्ञानसंयुतः ॥३८॥
jajñe tvaá¹£á¹ur daká¹£iṇÄgnau
dÄnavÄ«á¹ yonim ÄÅ›ritaḥ
vá¹›tra ity abhivikhyÄto
jñÄna-vijñÄna-saá¹yutaḥ
jajñe - was born; tvaá¹£á¹uḥ - of the brÄhmaṇa known as Tvaá¹£á¹Ä; daká¹£iṇa-agnau - in the fire sacrifice known as daká¹£iṇÄgni; dÄnavÄ«m - demoniac; yonim - species of life; ÄÅ›ritaḥ - taking shelter of; vá¹›traḥ - Vá¹›tra; iti - thus; abhivikhyÄtaḥ - celebrated; jñÄna-vijñÄna-saá¹yutaḥ - fully equipped with transcendental knowledge and practical application of that knowledge in life.
Being cursed by mother DurgÄ [BhavÄnÄ«, the wife of Lord Åšiva], 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 Tvaá¹£á¹Ä, and thus he became famous as Vá¹›trÄsura.
The word yoni is generally understood to mean jÄti — family, group or species. Although Vá¹›trÄsura appeared in a family of demons, it is clearly said that his knowledge of spiritual life still existed. JñÄna-vijñÄna-saá¹yutaḥ: his spiritual knowledge and the practical application of that knowledge in life were not lost. Therefore it is said that even if a devotee falls down for some reason, he is still not lost.
yatra kva vÄbhadram abhÅ«d amuá¹£ya kiá¹
ko vÄrtha Äpto ’bhajatÄá¹ sva-dharmataḥ
(BhÄg. 1.5.17)
Once one is advanced in devotional service, his spiritual assets are never lost under any circumstances. Whatever spiritual advancement he has achieved continues. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ. Even if a bhakti-yogÄ« falls, he takes birth in a rich family or family of brÄhmaṇas, in which he again starts devotional activities from the point where he left off. Although Vá¹›trÄsura was known as an asura, or demon, he did not lose his consciousness of Kṛṣṇa or devotional service.
