Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.5
श्रीशुक उवाच
इति ब्रुवाणं विदुरं विनीतं
सहस्रशीर्ष्णश्चरणोपधानम् ।
प्रहृष्टरोमा भगवत्कथायां
प्रणीयमानो मुनिरभ्यचष्ट ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
iti bruvāṇaṁ viduraṁ vinītaṁ
[iti bruvaanam viduram vineetam]
sahasra-śīrṣṇaś caraṇopadhānam
[sahasra-sheershnash charanopadhaanam]
prahṛṣṭa-romā bhagavat-kathāyāṁ
[prahrishta-romaa bhagavat-kathaayaam]
praṇīyamāno munir abhyacaṣṭa
[praneeyamaano munir abhyachashta]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti
—
thus
bruvāṇam
—
speaking
viduram
—
unto Vidura
vinītam
—
very gentle
sahasra-śīrṣṇaḥ
—
the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa
caraṇa
—
lotus feet
upadhānam
—
pillow
prahṛṣṭa-romā
—
hairs standing in ecstasy
bhagavat
—
in relationship with the Personality of Godhead
kathāyām
—
in the words
praṇīyamānaḥ
—
being influenced by such spirit
muniḥ
—
the sage
abhyacaṣṭa
—
attempted to speak.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
iti bruvāṇaṁ viduraṁ vinītaṁ
iti
thus
bruvāṇam
speaking
viduram
unto Vidura
vinītam
very gentle
sahasra-śīrṣṇaś caraṇopadhānam
sahasra-śīrṣṇaḥ
the Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa
caraṇa
lotus feet
upadhānam
pillow
prahṛṣṭa-romā bhagavat-kathāyāṁ
prahṛṣṭa-romā
hairs standing in ecstasy
bhagavat
in relationship with the Personality of Godhead
kathāyām
in the words
praṇīyamāno munir abhyacaṣṭa
praṇīyamānaḥ
being influenced by such spirit
muniḥ
the sage
abhyacaṣṭa
attempted to speak.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, was pleased to place His lotus feet on the lap of Vidura because Vidura was very meek and gentle. The sage Maitreya was very pleased with Vidura’s words, and, being influenced by his spirit, he attempted to speak.
Purport
The word sahasra-śīrṣṇaḥ is very significant. One who has diverse energies and activities and a wonderful brain is known as the sahasra-śīrṣṇaḥ. This qualification is applicable only to the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and no one else. The Personality of Godhead was pleased to dine sometimes with Vidura at his home, and while resting He placed His lotus feet on the lap of Vidura. Maitreya was inspired by the thought of Vidura’s wonderful fortune. The hairs of his body stood on end, and he was pleased to narrate the topics of the Personality of Godhead with great delight.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śuka said: Maitreya, his hairs standing on end, inspired by Vidura, began to speak topics of the Lord to humble Vidura, who had acted as the pillow for the feet of the Lord, and who had just spoken.
Vidura acted as the pillow for the lotus feet of the Lord, a form with a thousand heads, so that the Lord could relieve the worries of Vidura. In Mahābhārata it is described that the Lord ate his meal at Vidura’s house and slept, keeping his feet on Vidura’s lap. Praṇīyamānaḥ means “being made to engage in.”
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