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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.11

ऋषय ऊचु: सूत जीव समा: सौम्य शाश्वतीर्विशदं यश: । यस्त्वं शंससि कृष्णस्य मर्त्यानाममृतं हि न: ॥ ११ ॥
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
[rishaya oochuh]
sūta jīva samāḥ saumya
[soota jeeva samaah saumya]
śāśvatīr viśadaṁ yaśaḥ
[shaashvateer vishadam yashah]
yas tvaṁ śaṁsasi kṛṣṇasya
[yas tvam shamsasi krishnasya]
martyānām amṛtaṁ hi naḥ
[martyaanaam amritam hi nah]
ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ — the good sages said sūta — O Sūta Gosvāmī jīva — we wish you life for samāḥ — many years saumya — grave śāśvatīḥ — eternal viśadam — particularly yaśaḥ — in fame yaḥ tvam — because you śaṁsasi — speaking nicely kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa martyānām — of those who die amṛtam — eternity of life hi — certainly naḥ — our.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ
the good sages said
sūta jīva samāḥ saumya
sūta
O Sūta Gosvāmī
jīva
we wish you life for
samāḥ
many years
saumya
grave
śāśvatīr viśadaṁ yaśaḥ
śāśvatīḥ
eternal
viśadam
particularly
yaśaḥ
in fame
yas tvaṁ śaṁsasi kṛṣṇasya
yaḥ tvam
because you
śaṁsasi
speaking nicely
kṛṣṇasya
of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
martyānām amṛtaṁ hi naḥ
martyānām
of those who die
amṛtam
eternity of life
hi
certainly
naḥ
our.
The good sages said: O grave Sūta Gosvāmī! May you live many years and have eternal fame, for you are speaking very nicely about the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead. This is just like nectar for mortal beings like us.

When we hear about the transcendental qualities and activities of the Personality of Godhead, we may always remember what has been spoken by the Lord Himself in the Bhagavad-gītā (4.9) . His acts, even when He acts in human society, are all transcendental, for they are all accentuated by the spiritual energy of the Lord, which is distinguished from His material energy. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, such acts are called divyam. This means that He does not act or take His birth like an ordinary living being under the custody of material energy. Nor is His body material or changeable like that of ordinary living beings. And one who understands this fact, either from the Lord or from authorized sources, is not reborn after leaving the present material body. Such an enlightened soul is admitted into the spiritual realm of the Lord and engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Therefore, the more we hear about the transcendental activities of the Lord, as they are stated in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the more we can know about His transcendental nature and thus make definite progress on the path back to Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sages said: O auspicious Sūta! Live for eternal years, since you narrate to us, who are mortals, the shining glories of Kṛṣṇa!
The good sages said: O grave Sūta, may you live many years and have eternal fame, for you are speaking very nicely about Kṛṣṇa. This is nectar for mortals. Speakers of holy topics deserve specific blessing.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose speaking of holy topics deserves my specific blessing?
  • Where do I receive nectar without naming the source?
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