Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.9
उपवर्णितमेतद्व: पुण्यं पारीक्षितं मया ।
वासुदेवकथोपेतमाख्यानं
यदपृच्छत ॥ ९ ॥
upavarṇitam etad vaḥ
[upavarnitam etad vah]
puṇyaṁ pārīkṣitaṁ mayā
[punyam paareekshitam mayaa]
vāsudeva-kathopetam
[vaasudeva-kathopetam]
ākhyānaṁ yad apṛcchata
[aakhyaanam yad aprichchata]
Word-for-word
upavarṇitam
—
almost everything described
etat
—
all these
vaḥ
—
unto you
puṇyam
—
pious
pārīkṣitam
—
about Mahārāja Parīkṣit
mayā
—
by me
vāsudeva
—
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
kathā
—
narrations
upetam
—
in connection with
ākhyānam
—
statements
yat
—
what
apṛcchata
—
you asked from me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
upavarṇitam etad vaḥ
upavarṇitam
almost everything described
etat
all these
vaḥ
unto you
puṇyaṁ pārīkṣitaṁ mayā
puṇyam
pious
pārīkṣitam
about Mahārāja Parīkṣit
mayā
by me
vāsudeva-kathopetam
vāsudeva
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
kathā
narrations
upetam
in connection with
ākhyānaṁ yad apṛcchata
ākhyānam
statements
yat
what
apṛcchata
you asked from me.
O sages, as you did ask me, now I have described almost everything regarding the narrations about Lord Kṛṣṇa in connection with the history of the pious Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Purport
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the history of the activities of the Lord. And the activities of the Lord are performed in relation with the devotees of the Lord. Therefore, the history of the devotees is not different from the history of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s activities. A devotee of the Lord regards both the activities of the Lord and those of His pure devotees on an equal level, for they are all transcendental.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
I have described to you what you had asked concerning pure Parīkṣit, which is related to the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa.
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Personal Guidance
Sūta said: O sages, I have described almost everything regarding Kṛṣṇa in connection with Parīkṣit's history. Stories of devotees and the Lord are intertwined. Hearing one is hearing the other.
Reflection Questions
- Where could telling a devotee's story be the same as telling about the Lord?
- Whose life-as-witness am I called to share?
My note
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