Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.7
एवमुग्रश्रवा: पृष्ट ऋषिभिर्नैमिषायनै: ।
भगवत्यर्पिताध्यात्मस्तानाह श्रूयतामिति ॥ ७ ॥
evam ugraśravāḥ pṛṣṭa
[evam ugrashravaah prishta]
ṛṣibhir naimiṣāyanaiḥ
[rishibhir naimishaayanaih]
bhagavaty arpitādhyātmas
[bhagavaty arpitaadhyaatmas]
tān āha śrūyatām iti
[taan aaha shrooyataam iti]
Word-for-word
evam
—
thus
ugraśravāḥ
—
Sūta Gosvāmī
pṛṣṭaḥ
—
being asked
ṛṣibhiḥ
—
by the sages
naimiṣa-ayanaiḥ
—
who were assembled in the forest of Naimiṣa
bhagavati
—
unto the Lord
arpita
—
dedicated
adhyātmaḥ
—
his mind
tān
—
to them
āha
—
said
śrūyatām
—
just hear
iti
—
thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evam ugraśravāḥ pṛṣṭa
evam
thus
ugraśravāḥ
Sūta Gosvāmī
pṛṣṭaḥ
being asked
ṛṣibhir naimiṣāyanaiḥ
ṛṣibhiḥ
by the sages
naimiṣa-ayanaiḥ
who were assembled in the forest of Naimiṣa
bhagavaty arpitādhyātmas
bhagavati
unto the Lord
arpita
dedicated
adhyātmaḥ
his mind
tān āha śrūyatām iti
tān
to them
āha
said
śrūyatām
just hear
iti
thus.
On being asked to speak by the great sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, the son of Romaharṣaṇa, Sūta Gosvāmī, whose mind was absorbed in the transcendental pastimes of the Lord, said: Please hear what I shall now speak.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When asked by the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, Sūta, concentrating his mind on the Lord, then said, “Please listen.”
Adhyātmam means mind.
Personal Guidance
Sūta Gosvāmī's mind is absorbed in the Lord's transcendental pastimes; only then does he speak. The best teaching comes from someone whose mind is already absorbed. Speak from absorption, not from obligation.
Reflection Questions
- When I'm asked to share spiritual things, am I speaking from absorption or from performance?
- What practice would keep my mind absorbed enough to speak well when asked?
My note
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