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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.22

आश्रुत्य तद‍ृषिगणवच: परीक्षित् समं मधुच्युद् गुरु चाव्यलीकम् । आभाषतैनानभिनन्द्य युक्तान् शुश्रूषमाणश्चरितानि विष्णो: ॥ २२ ॥
āśrutya tad ṛṣi-gaṇa-vacaḥ parīkṣit
[aashrutya tad rishi-gana-vachah pareekshit]
samaṁ madhu-cyud guru cāvyalīkam
[samam madhu-chyud guru chaavyaleekam]
ābhāṣatainān abhinandya yuktān
[aabhaashatainaan abhinandya yuktaan]
śuśrūṣamāṇaś caritāni viṣṇoḥ
[shushrooshamaanash charitaani vishnoh]
Word-for-word
āśrutya — just after hearing tat — that ṛṣi-gaṇa — the sages assembled vacaḥ — speaking parīkṣit — Mahārāja Parīkṣit samam — impartial madhu-cyut — sweet to hear guru — grave ca — also avyalīkam — perfectly true ābhāṣata — said enān — all of them abhinandya — congratulated yuktān — appropriately presented śuśrūṣamāṇaḥ — being desirous to hear caritāni — activities of viṣṇoḥ — the Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āśrutya tad ṛṣi-gaṇa-vacaḥ parīkṣit
āśrutya
just after hearing
tat
that
ṛṣi-gaṇa
the sages assembled
vacaḥ
speaking
parīkṣit
Mahārāja Parīkṣit
samaṁ madhu-cyud guru cāvyalīkam
samam
impartial
madhu-cyut
sweet to hear
guru
grave
ca
also
avyalīkam
perfectly true
ābhāṣatainān abhinandya yuktān
ābhāṣata
said
enān
all of them
abhinandya
congratulated
yuktān
appropriately presented
śuśrūṣamāṇaś caritāni viṣṇoḥ
śuśrūṣamāṇaḥ
being desirous to hear
caritāni
activities of
viṣṇoḥ
the Personality of Godhead.
All that was spoken by the great sages was very sweet to hear, full of meaning and appropriately presented as perfectly true. So after hearing them, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, desiring to hear of the activities of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, congratulated the great sages.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hearing the words of the sages, which were impartial, flowing with nectar, profound in meaning and true, he then spoke with a desire to hear about the activities of the Lord after offering respect to the sages.
Commentary

Samam means “impartial.” This is expressed when they said, “We will remain here.” The words were flowing with honey when they praised him as the best of the devotees. The words were profound because they mentioned the planet devoid of passion (not directly saying the Lord’ planet). The words were true because they said he would attain the planet of the Lord. Hearing these four types of statements, he offered respects to them. Virajaska-lokam means the planet of the Lord. He would attain only the planet of the Lord. This is understood from the phrases in the previous verse (verse 20). Bhavatsu kṛṣṇaṁ samanuvrateṣu: the Pāṇḍavas were dedicated only to the Lord. Bhagavat-pārśva-kāmā: they desired association with the Lord.

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Personal Guidance
All spoken by the great sages was sweet to hear, meaningful, perfectly true. Parīkṣit, desiring to hear of Kṛṣṇa's activities, was pleased and praised them. Receiving wisdom with pleasure deepens the giving.
Reflection Questions
  • How do I receive wisdom — pleased, tolerant, or grudging?
  • Where could pleasure in receiving multiply the giving?
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