Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.8
श्रीशुक उवाच
इत्थं स्वभृत्यमुख्येन पृष्ट: स भगवान् हरि: ।
प्रीत: क्षेमाय मर्त्यानां धर्मानाह सनातनान् ॥ ८ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
itthaṁ sva-bhṛtya-mukhyena
[ittham sva-bhritya-mukhyena]
pṛṣṭaḥ sa bhagavān hariḥ
[prishtah sa bhagavaan harih]
prītaḥ kṣemāya martyānāṁ
[preetah kshemaaya martyaanaam]
dharmān āha sanātanān
[dharmaan aaha sanaatanaan]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ittham
—
thus
sva-bhṛtya-mukhyena
—
by the best of His devotees
pṛṣṭaḥ
—
questioned
saḥ
—
He
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hariḥ
—
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
prītaḥ
—
being pleased
kṣemāya
—
for the highest welfare
martyānām
—
of all conditioned souls
dharmān
—
religious principles
āha
—
spoke
sanātanān
—
eternal.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
itthaṁ sva-bhṛtya-mukhyena
ittham
thus
sva-bhṛtya-mukhyena
by the best of His devotees
pṛṣṭaḥ sa bhagavān hariḥ
pṛṣṭaḥ
questioned
saḥ
He
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hariḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
prītaḥ kṣemāya martyānāṁ
prītaḥ
being pleased
kṣemāya
for the highest welfare
martyānām
of all conditioned souls
dharmān āha sanātanān
dharmān
religious principles
āha
spoke
sanātanān
eternal.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Śrī Uddhava, the best of devotees, thus inquired from the Lord. Hearing his question, the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, was pleased and for the welfare of all conditioned souls spoke those religious principles that are eternal.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Uddhava, the best of devotees, thus inquired from the Lord. Hearing his question, the Lord was pleased and for the welfare of all conditioned souls spoke about dharmas that are eternal.
Personal Guidance
Pleased with Uddhava's question, the Lord, for the welfare of all conditioned souls, speaks the eternal religious principles. The teacher's pleasure produces a wider teaching.
Reflection Questions
- What kind of question pleases my own teachers and unlocks more?
- Could I learn to ask in that way?
My note
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