Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.24
तथापि पृच्छतो ब्रूयां ब्रह्मन्नात्मनि चिन्तितम् ।
भवतो विदुषश्चापि चोदितस्त्वदनुज्ञया ॥ २४ ॥
tathāpi pṛcchato brūyāṁ
[tathaapi prichchato brooyaam]
brahmann ātmani cintitam
[brahmann aatmani chintitam]
bhavato viduṣaś cāpi
[bhavato vidushash chaapi]
coditas tvad-anujñayā
[choditas tvad-anujnayaa]
Word-for-word
tathāpi
—
still
pṛcchataḥ
—
asking
brūyām
—
let me speak
brahman
—
O great brāhmaṇa
ātmani
—
in the mind
cintitam
—
anxiety
bhavataḥ
—
to you
viduṣaḥ
—
who know everything
ca
—
and
api
—
although
coditaḥ
—
being inspired
tvat
—
your
anujñayā
—
by the order.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathāpi pṛcchato brūyāṁ
tathāpi
still
pṛcchataḥ
asking
brūyām
let me speak
brahmann ātmani cintitam
brahman
O great brāhmaṇa
ātmani
in the mind
cintitam
anxiety
bhavato viduṣaś cāpi
bhavataḥ
to you
viduṣaḥ
who know everything
ca
and
api
although
coditas tvad-anujñayā
coditaḥ
being inspired
tvat
your
anujñayā
by the order.
O great soul, you are aware of everything, yet you are asking me why I am full of anxiety. Therefore, in response to your order, let me disclose the cause.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O great brāhmaṇa! Inspired by your order, let me explain the worry in my mind to you who know everything but are asking me.
I will obey the order of you who are asking. I will explain the worry in my mind (ātmani).
Personal Guidance
You know everything yet ask me — let me disclose the cause in response to your order. Knowing isn't the same as being told; sometimes the sage wants to hear it from us.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I assuming a confession isn't needed because the receiver already knows?
- What does saying it aloud do that silent knowing does not?
My note
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