Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16


Sanskrit:

चित्रलेखोवाचव्यसनं तेऽपकर्षामि त्रिलोक्यां यदि भाव्यते ।तमानेष्ये नरं यस्ते मनोहर्ता तमादिश ॥ १६ ॥

ITRANS:

citralekhovācavyasanaṁ te ’pakarṣāmitri-lokyāṁ yadi bhāvyatetam āneṣye varaṁ yas temano-hartā tam ādiśa

Translation:

Citralekhā said: I will remove your distress. If He is to be found anywhere in the three worlds, I will bring this future husband of yours who has stolen your heart. Please show me who He is.

Purport:

Interestingly, the name Citralekhā indicates a person skilled in the art of drawing or painting. Citra means “excellent” or “variegated,” and lekhā means “the art of drawing or painting.” Citralekhā, as described in the following verse, will now utilize the talent indicated by her name.