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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.5

सूत उवाच स एवमृषिवर्योऽयं पृष्टो राज्ञा परीक्षिता । प्रत्याह तं सुबहुवित्प्रीतात्मा श्रूयतामिति ॥ ५ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
sa evam ṛṣi-varyo ’yaṁ
[sa evam rishi-varyo ’yam]
pṛṣṭo rājñā parīkṣitā
[prishto raajnaa pareekshitaa]
pratyāha taṁ subahu-vit
[pratyaaha tam subahu-vit]
prītātmā śrūyatām iti
[preetaatmaa shrooyataam iti]
Word-for-word
sūtaḥ uvāca — Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said saḥ — he evam — thus ṛṣi-varyaḥ — the great ṛṣi ayam — Śukadeva Gosvāmī pṛṣṭaḥ — being questioned rājñā — by the King parīkṣitā — Mahārāja Parīkṣit pratyāha — he replied tam — unto the King su-bahu-vit — highly experienced prīta-ātmā — fully satisfied śrūyatām — please hear me iti — thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
sa evam ṛṣi-varyo ’yaṁ
saḥ
he
evam
thus
ṛṣi-varyaḥ
the great ṛṣi
ayam
Śukadeva Gosvāmī
pṛṣṭo rājñā parīkṣitā
pṛṣṭaḥ
being questioned
rājñā
by the King
parīkṣitā
Mahārāja Parīkṣit
pratyāha taṁ subahu-vit
pratyāha
he replied
tam
unto the King
su-bahu-vit
highly experienced
prītātmā śrūyatām iti
prīta-ātmā
fully satisfied
śrūyatām
please hear me
iti
thus.
Śrī Suta Gosvāmī said: The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī was highly experienced and was pleased with the King. Thus being questioned by the King, he said to him, “Please hear the topics attentively.”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta said: Omniscient Śukadeva, the best of sages, on being requested by King Parīkṣit, with great affection then said him, “Please listen.”
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Personal Guidance
A senior speaker who is pleased with a sincere student opens his heart freely. Our task as listeners is to so attune ourselves that the teacher feels safe pouring out the deepest topics.
Reflection Questions
  • What does 'listening attentively' actually look like in your body when you hear something sacred?
  • Are you the kind of student a teacher would feel delighted to teach? Why or why not?
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