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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.17.8

सूत उवाच चोदितो विदुरेणैवं वासुदेवकथां प्रति । प्रशस्य तं प्रीतमना मैत्रेय: प्रत्यभाषत ॥ ८ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
codito vidureṇaivaṁ
[chodito vidurenaivam]
vāsudeva-kathāṁ prati
[vaasudeva-kathaam prati]
praśasya taṁ prīta-manā
[prashasya tam preeta-manaa]
maitreyaḥ pratyabhāṣata
[maitreyah pratyabhaashata]
sūtaḥ uvāca — Sūta Gosvāmī said coditaḥ — inspired vidureṇa — by Vidura evam — thus vāsudeva — of Lord Kṛṣṇa kathām — narration prati — about praśasya — praising tam — him prīta-manāḥ — being very pleased maitreyaḥ — the saint Maitreya pratyabhāṣata — replied.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Sūta Gosvāmī said
codito vidureṇaivaṁ
coditaḥ
inspired
vidureṇa
by Vidura
vāsudeva-kathāṁ prati
evam
thus
vāsudeva
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
kathām
narration
prati
about
praśasya taṁ prīta-manā
praśasya
praising
tam
him
prīta-manāḥ
being very pleased
maitreyaḥ
the saint Maitreya
maitreyaḥ pratyabhāṣata
pratyabhāṣata
replied.
Sūta Gosvāmī continued: When Vidura became inspired to hear of the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa in His various incarnations, Maitreya, also being inspired and being very pleased with Vidura, began to praise him. Then Maitreya spoke as follows.

Talk of kṛṣṇa-kathā, or topics about Lord Kṛṣṇa or His incarnations, is spiritually so inspiring that the reciter and hearer are never exhausted. That is the nature of spiritual talks. We have actually seen that one can never become satiated by hearing the conversations between Vidura and Maitreya. Both of them are devotees, and the more Vidura inquires, the more Maitreya is encouraged to speak. A symptom of spiritual talks is that no one feels tired. Thus upon hearing the questions of Vidura, the great sage Maitreya did not feel disgusted but rather felt encouraged to speak at greater length.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta said: Maitreya, pleased, inspired about topics of the Lord by Vidura, praised Vidura and then spoke.
Vidura's inspiration meets Maitreya's pleasure; spiritual conversation is mutually fueling. A real conversation about Kṛṣṇa enriches both sides; it isn't a transfer, it's a fire.
Reflection Questions
  • When did I last leave a sacred conversation feeling more lit than when I entered?
  • Whose hunger today might fuel my own when I sit down to speak with them?
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