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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.1

श्रीशुक उवाच निशम्य कौषारविणोपवर्णितां हरे: कथां कारणसूकरात्मन: । पुन: स पप्रच्छ तमुद्यताञ्जलि- र्न चातितृप्तो विदुरो धृतव्रत: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
niśamya kauṣāraviṇopavarṇitāṁ
[nishamya kaushaaravinopavarnitaam]
hareḥ kathāṁ kāraṇa-sūkarātmanaḥ
[hareh kathaam kaarana-sookaraatmanah]
punaḥ sa papraccha tam udyatāñjalir
[punah sa paprachcha tam udyataanjalir]
na cātitṛpto viduro dhṛta-vrataḥ
[na chaatitripto viduro dhrita-vratah]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said niśamya — after hearing kauṣāraviṇā — by the sage Maitreya upavarṇitām — described hareḥ — of the Personality of Godhead kathām — narrations kāraṇa — for the reason of lifting the earth sūkara-ātmanaḥ — of the boar incarnation punaḥ — again saḥ — he papraccha — inquired tam — from him (Maitreya) udyata-añjaliḥ — with folded hands na — never ca — also ati-tṛptaḥ — very much satisfied viduraḥ — Vidura dhṛta-vrataḥ — taken to a vow.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
niśamya kauṣāraviṇopavarṇitāṁ
niśamya
after hearing
kauṣāraviṇā
by the sage Maitreya
upavarṇitām
described
hareḥ kathāṁ kāraṇa-sūkarātmanaḥ
hareḥ
of the Personality of Godhead
kathām
narrations
kāraṇa
for the reason of lifting the earth
sūkara-ātmanaḥ
of the boar incarnation
punaḥ sa papraccha tam udyatāñjalir
punaḥ
again
saḥ
he
papraccha
inquired
tam
from him (Maitreya)
udyata-añjaliḥ
with folded hands
na cātitṛpto viduro dhṛta-vrataḥ
na
never
ca
also
ati-tṛptaḥ
very much satisfied
viduraḥ
Vidura
dhṛta-vrataḥ
taken to a vow.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing from the great sage Maitreya about the Lord’s incarnation as Varāha, Vidura, who had taken a vow, begged him with folded hands to please narrate further transcendental activities of the Lord, since he [Vidura] did not yet feel satisfied.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: Vidura, strong in his vows, after hearing the story of the Lord as Varāha described by Maitreya, again inquired from Maitreya with folded hands, not being fully satisfied. The Fourteenth Chapter describes how Diti approached her husband who was not inclined in the evening. She then repented. Evil sons and a pious grandchild were born. The word ca means “certainly.”
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Personal Guidance
After hearing about Varāha, Vidura is still not satisfied and humbly asks for more. A vow-keeping seeker stays hungry. Real spiritual appetite expands, not contracts, with feeding.
Reflection Questions
  • Does hearing about the Lord leave me hungrier or sated?
  • What vow could keep me reaching for the next narration rather than settling?
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