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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.1

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच अथ देवऋषी राजन् सम्परेतं नृपात्मजम् । दर्शयित्वेति होवाच ज्ञातीनामनुशोचताम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
[shree-baadaraayanir uvaacha]
atha deva-ṛṣī rājan
[atha deva-rishee raajan]
samparetaṁ nṛpātmajam
[samparetam nripaatmajam]
darśayitveti hovāca
[darshayitveti hovaacha]
jñātīnām anuśocatām
[jnaateenaam anushochataam]
Word-for-word
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said atha — thus deva-ṛṣiḥ — the great sage Nārada rājan — O King samparetam — dead nṛpa-ātmajam — the son of the King darśayitvā — making visible iti — thus ha — indeed uvāca — explained jñātīnām — to all the relatives anuśocatām — who were lamenting.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca
śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
atha deva-ṛṣī rājan
atha
thus
deva-ṛṣiḥ
the great sage Nārada
rājan
O King
samparetaṁ nṛpātmajam
samparetam
dead
nṛpa-ātmajam
the son of the King
darśayitveti hovāca
darśayitvā
making visible
iti
thus
ha
indeed
uvāca
explained
jñātīnām anuśocatām
jñātīnām
to all the relatives
anuśocatām
who were lamenting.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King Parīkṣit, by his mystic power the great sage Nārada brought the dead son into the vision of all the lamenting relatives and then spoke as follows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! Nārada brought the dead son into the vision of all the lamenting relatives and then spoke as follows. In the Sixteenth Chapter, Citraketu is enlightened by the words of his dead son, receives a mantra from Nārada, praises Saṅkarṣaṇa and receives knowledge from Saṅkarṣaṇa. Jñātīnām has an accusative meaning (Nārada showed the lamenting relatives).
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Personal Guidance
By his mystic power Nārada brought the dead son's soul into the relatives' vision and spoke. Sometimes the rescue is not to undo death but to let the bereaved hear from the one who died.
Reflection Questions
  • What would I want to hear from someone I have lost?
  • Have I considered that a teaching may arrive through them rather than only about them?
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