Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.16
महर्षिस्तमुपासीनं प्रश्रयावनतं क्षितौ ।
प्रतिपूज्य महाराज समाभाष्येदमब्रवीत् ॥ १६ ॥
maharṣis tam upāsīnaṁ
[maharshis tam upaaseenam]
praśrayāvanataṁ kṣitau
[prashrayaavanatam kshitau]
pratipūjya mahārāja
[pratipoojya mahaaraaja]
samābhāṣyedam abravīt
[samaabhaashyedam abraveet]
Word-for-word
mahā-ṛṣiḥ
—
the great sage
tam
—
unto him (the King)
upāsīnam
—
sitting near
praśraya-avanatam
—
bowing in humility
kṣitau
—
on the ground
pratipūjya
—
congratulating
mahārāja
—
O King Parīkṣit
samābhāṣya
—
addressing
idam
—
this
abravīt
—
said.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maharṣis tam upāsīnaṁ
mahā-ṛṣiḥ
the great sage
tam
unto him (the King)
upāsīnam
sitting near
praśrayāvanataṁ kṣitau
praśraya-avanatam
bowing in humility
kṣitau
on the ground
pratipūjya mahārāja
pratipūjya
congratulating
mahārāja
O King Parīkṣit
samābhāṣyedam abravīt
samābhāṣya
addressing
idam
this
abravīt
said.
O King Parīkṣit, when Citraketu, bent low in humility, was seated at the lotus feet of the great sage, the sage congratulated him for his humility and hospitality. The sage addressed him in the following words.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
O King Parīkṣit! The great sage, after worshipping the King seated on the ground and bowing in humility, addressed him and spoke as follows.
Personal Guidance
Aṅgirā congratulated Citraketu's humility and hospitality. Recognition from a sage is not flattery — it is a benediction that opens the conversation.
Reflection Questions
- Whose recognition have I received and underestimated?
- What in my behavior makes me sage-recognizable in a good sense?
My note
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