Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 7: The Science of God

Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone. Text 22

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच
राज्ञस्तद्वच आकर्ण्य नारदो भगवानृषिः ।
तुष्टः प्राह तमाभाष्य शृण्वत्यास्तत्सदः कथाः ॥२२॥

Å›rÄ«-bÄdarÄyaṇir uvÄca
rÄjñas tad vaca Äkarṇya
nÄrado bhagavÄn ṛṣiḥ
tuṣṭaḥ prÄha tam ÄbhÄá¹£ya
śṛṇvatyÄs tat-sadaḥ kathÄḥ

 Å›rÄ«-bÄdarÄyaṇiḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; rÄjñaḥ - of the King (Yudhiṣṭhira); tat - those; vacaḥ - words; Äkarṇya - after hearing; nÄradaḥ - NÄrada Muni; bhagavÄn - powerful; á¹›á¹£iḥ - sage; tuṣṭaḥ - being satisfied; prÄha - spoke; tam - him; ÄbhÄá¹£ya - after addressing; Å›á¹›á¹‡vatyÄḥ tat-sadaḥ - in the presence of the assembly members; kathÄḥ - the topics.


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ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: After hearing the request of MahÄrÄja Yudhiṣṭhira, NÄrada Muni, the most powerful spiritual master, who knew everything, was very pleased. Thus he replied in the presence of everyone taking part in the yajña.

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