Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation. Text 8

श्रीसूत उवाच
परीक्षितोऽथ संम्प्रश्नं भगवान् बादरायणिः ।
निशम्य श्रद्दधानस्य प्रतिनन्द्य वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥८॥

Å›rÄ«-sÅ«ta uvÄca
parÄ«ká¹£ito 'tha sampraÅ›naá¹
bhagavÄn bÄdarÄyaṇiḥ
niÅ›amya Å›raddadhÄnasya
pratinandya vaco 'bravīt

 Å›rÄ«-sÅ«taḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« SÅ«ta GosvÄmÄ« said; parÄ«ká¹£itaḥ - of MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it; atha - thus; sampraÅ›nam - the perfect question; bhagavÄn - the most powerful; bÄdarÄyaṇiḥ - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ«, the son of VyÄsadeva; niÅ›amya - hearing; Å›raddadhÄnasya - of his disciple, who was so faithful in understanding the truth; pratinandya - congratulating; vacaḥ - words; abravÄ«t - spoke.


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ÅšrÄ« SÅ«ta GosvÄmÄ« said: After hearing MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it’s very intelligent question, Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ«, the most powerful sage, began answering his disciple with great affection.

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