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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.40

सूत उवाच एवमाभाषित: पृष्ट: स राज्ञा श्लक्ष्णया गिरा । प्रत्यभाषत धर्मज्ञो भगवान् बादरायणि: ॥ ४० ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
evam ābhāṣitaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ
[evam aabhaashitah prishtah]
sa rājñā ślakṣṇayā girā
[sa raajnaa shlakshnayaa giraa]
pratyabhāṣata dharma-jño
[pratyabhaashata dharma-jno]
bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ
[bhagavaan baadaraayanih]
Word-for-word
sūtaḥ uvāca — Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said evam — thus ābhāṣitaḥ — being spoken pṛṣṭaḥ — and asked for saḥ — he rājñā — by the King ślakṣṇayā — by sweet girā — language pratyabhāṣata — began to reply dharma-jñaḥ — one who knows the principles of religion bhagavān — the powerful personality bādarāyaṇiḥ — son of Vyāsadeva.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
evam ābhāṣitaḥ pṛṣṭaḥ
evam
thus
ābhāṣitaḥ
being spoken
pṛṣṭaḥ
and asked for
sa rājñā ślakṣṇayā girā
saḥ
he
rājñā
by the King
ślakṣṇayā
by sweet
girā
language
pratyabhāṣata dharma-jño
pratyabhāṣata
began to reply
dharma-jñaḥ
one who knows the principles of religion
bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ
bhagavān
the powerful personality
bādarāyaṇiḥ
son of Vyāsadeva.
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: The King thus spoke and questioned the sage, using sweet language. Then the great and powerful personality, the son of Vyāsadeva, who knew the principles of religion, began his reply.
Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Nineteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī.”

END OF THE FIRST CANTO

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta said: Being addressed and questioned by the King with sweet words, the great son of Vyāsa, knower of dharma, began to answer.
Commentary

Ślakṣṇayā giṛā means “by sweet words.” Canto 2

Chapter One Description of the Universal Form

Second Canto The Cosmic Manifestation Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 2: "The Cosmic Manifestation" 1. The First Step in God Realization • Translations 1-39 2. The Lord in the Heart • Translations 1-37 3. Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart • Translations 1-25 4. The Process of Creation • Translations 1-25 5. The Cause of All Causes • Translations 1-42 6. Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed • Translations 1-42 7. Scheduled Incarnations with Specific Functions • Translations 1-53 8. Questions by King Parīkṣit • Translations 1-29 9. Answers by Citing the Lord's Version • Translations 1-46 10. Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions • Translations 1-51 2.1: The First Step in God Realization 1. The First Step in God Realization 2.1.invo #dvn p NaMaae >aGavTae vaSaudevaYa )) oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya oṁ—O my Lord; namaḥ—my respectful obeisances unto You; bhagavate—unto the Personality of Godhead; vāsudevāya—unto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva. O my Lord, the all-pervading Personality of Godhead, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

Personal Guidance
The King thus spoke and questioned the sage in sweet language. Then the great and powerful son of Vyāsa, who knew the principles of religion, began his reply. Reply meets question of equal sweetness.
Reflection Questions
  • How could the sweetness of my question shape the sweetness of the answer?
  • Where could I refine my asking?
📝 My note

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