Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 1: Creation

Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Krishna. Text 24

विलोक्योद्विग्नहृदयो विच्छायमनुजं नृपः ।
पृच्छति स्म सुहृन्मध्ये संस्मरन्नारदेरितम् ॥२४॥

vilokyodvigna-há¹›dayo
vicchÄyam anujaá¹ ná¹›paḥ
pá¹›cchati sma suhá¹›n madhye
saá¹smaran nÄraderitam

 vilokya - by seeing; udvigna - anxious; há¹›dayaḥ - heart; vicchÄyam - pale appearance; anujam - Arjuna; ná¹›paḥ - the King; pá¹›cchati sma - asked; suhá¹›t - friends; madhye - amongst; saá¹smaran - remembering; nÄrada - Sage NÄrada; Ä«ritam - indicated by.


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Seeing Arjuna pale due to heartfelt anxieties, the King, remembering the indications of the sage NÄrada, questioned him in the midst of friends.

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