Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.14.9
श्रीशुक उवाच
शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्नितिहासमिमं यथा ।
श्रुतं द्वैपायनमुखान्नारदाद्देवलादपि ॥ ९ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājann
[shrinushvaavahito raajann]
itihāsam imaṁ yathā
[itihaasam imam yathaa]
śrutaṁ dvaipāyana-mukhān
[shrutam dvaipaayana-mukhaan]
nāradād devalād api
[naaradaad devalaad api]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
śṛṇuṣva
—
please hear
avahitaḥ
—
with great attention
rājan
—
O King
itihāsam
—
history
imam
—
this
yathā
—
just as
śrutam
—
heard
dvaipāyana
—
of Vyāsadeva
mukhāt
—
from the mouth
nāradāt
—
from Nārada
devalāt
—
from Devala Ṛṣi
api
—
also.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājann
śṛṇuṣva
please hear
avahitaḥ
with great attention
rājan
O King
itihāsam imaṁ yathā
itihāsam
history
imam
this
yathā
just as
śrutaṁ dvaipāyana-mukhān
śrutam
heard
dvaipāyana
of Vyāsadeva
mukhāt
from the mouth
nāradād devalād api
nāradāt
from Nārada
devalāt
from Devala Ṛṣi
api
also.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, I shall speak to you the same history I have heard from the mouths of Vyāsadeva, Nārada and Devala. Please listen with attention.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! Please listen with attention what I heard from the mouths of Vyāsadeva, Nārada and Devala.
Personal Guidance
Śukadeva will repeat what he heard from Vyāsadeva, Nārada and Devala. Real knowledge passes through specific persons; no one transmits anything alone.
Reflection Questions
- Whose chain of teachers stands behind what I am about to say?
- Have I been honest about where my 'original' insights actually came from?
My note
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