Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.31.25
एतत्तेऽभिहितं क्षत्तर्यन्मां त्वं परिपृष्टवान् ।
प्रचेतसां नारदस्य संवादं हरिकीर्तनम् ॥ २५ ॥
etat te ’bhihitaṁ kṣattar
[etat te ’bhihitam kshattar]
yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān
[yan maam tvam pariprishtavaan]
pracetasāṁ nāradasya
[prachetasaam naaradasya]
saṁvādaṁ hari-kīrtanam
[samvaadam hari-keertanam]
Word-for-word
etat
—
this
te
—
unto you
abhihitam
—
instructed
kṣattaḥ
—
O Vidura
yat
—
whatever
mām
—
unto me
tvam
—
you
paripṛṣṭavān
—
inquired
pracetasām
—
of the Pracetās
nāradasya
—
of Nārada
saṁvādam
—
conversation
hari-kīrtanam
—
describing the glories of the Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etat te ’bhihitaṁ kṣattar
etat
this
te
unto you
abhihitam
instructed
kṣattaḥ
O Vidura
yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān
yat
whatever
mām
unto me
tvam
you
paripṛṣṭavān
inquired
pracetasāṁ nāradasya
pracetasām
of the Pracetās
nāradasya
of Nārada
saṁvādaṁ hari-kīrtanam
saṁvādam
conversation
hari-kīrtanam
describing the glories of the Lord.
My dear Vidura, I have told you everything you wanted to know about the conversation between Nārada and the Pracetās, the conversation describing the glories of the Lord. I have related this as far as possible.
Purport
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes the glories of the Lord and His devotees. Because the whole subject matter is the glorification of the Lord, naturally the glorification of His devotees automatically follows.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! I have explained to you the conversation between Nārada and the Pracetās which glorifies the Lord, about which you inquired.
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Personal Guidance
I have told you everything you wanted to know about the conversation between Nārada and the Pracetās — as far as possible. The teacher's humility about completeness; even the best telling is partial.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I imagine my own report of sacred conversations is complete?
- What practice of explicit partiality would dignify my speech about the holy?
My note
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