# SB 6.17.38 ## Text > jajñe tvaṣṭur dakṣiṇāgnau > dānavīṁ yonim āśritaḥ > vṛtra ity abhivikhyāto > jñāna-vijñāna-saṁyutaḥ ## Synonyms *jajñe*—was born; *tvaṣṭuḥ*—of the *brāhmaṇa* known as Tvaṣṭā; *dakṣiṇa*-*agnau*—in the fire sacrifice known as *dakṣiṇāgni*; *dānavīm*—demoniac; *yonim*—species of life; *āśritaḥ*—taking shelter of; *vṛtraḥ*—Vṛtra; *iti*—thus; *abhivikhyātaḥ*—celebrated; *jñāna*-*vijñāna*-*saṁyutaḥ*—fully equipped with transcendental knowledge and practical application of that knowledge in life. ## Translation **Being cursed by mother Durgā [Bhavānī, the wife of Lord Śiva], 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 Tvaṣṭā, and thus he became famous as Vṛtrāsura.** ## Purport The word *yoni* is generally understood to mean *jāti*-family, group or species. Although Vṛtrāsura appeared in a family of demons, it is clearly said that his knowledge of spiritual life still existed. *Jñāna-vijñāna-saṁyutaḥ:* 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 vābhadram abhūd amuṣya kiṁ > ko vārtha āpto 'bhajatāṁ sva-dharmataḥ > [[sb/1/5/17|(SB 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-gītā.* Even if a *bhakti-yogī* falls, he takes birth in a rich family or family of *brāhmaṇas,* in which he again starts devotional activities from the point where he left off. Although Vṛtrāsura was known as an *asura,* or demon, he did not lose his consciousness of Kṛṣṇa or devotional service.