Citraketu's statements were not at all pleasing, however, and therefore the goddess Parvati, being very angry, cursed Citraketu, who had thought himself better thanLord Siva in controlling the senses: "This Citraketu is the lowest of ksatriyas, for he has impudently overridden Brahma and the other demigods by insulting Lord Siva, upon whose lotus feet they always meditate. Lord Siva is personified religion and the spiritual master of the entire world, and therefore Citraketu must be punished. O impudent one, my dear son, now take birth in a low, sinful family of demons so that you will not commit such an offense again toward exalted, saintly persons in this world."