Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2771

c7.2771

KṚTADYUTI. Queen of King Citraketu. Though the King had many wives he had no children. He pleased Aṅgiras by means of his austerities and due to the latter's blessing Kṛtadyuti delivered a son. But, her co-wives poisoned the child to death at which both Citraketu and Kṛtadyuti fell down unconscious. Though Aṅgiras and Nārada appeared on the scene and tried their best to console the King and the queen they refused to be comforted. Then Aṅgiras returned to them the soul of the dead child. The soul saluted them and spoke as follows:— "Oh elders, during various births I had been the son of various parents. And, you please point out to me the particular parent as whose son I am to live just now." Nobody had any answer to this question, and the child went on its own way.