Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.17
अथ तस्मै प्रपन्नाय भक्ताय प्रयतात्मने ।
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atha tasmai prapannāya
[atha tasmai prapannaaya]
bhaktāya prayatātmane
[bhaktaaya prayataatmane]
bhagavān nāradaḥ prīto
[bhagavaan naaradah preeto]
vidyām etām uvāca ha
[vidyaam etaam uvaacha ha]
Word-for-word
atha
—
thereafter
tasmai
—
unto him
prapannāya
—
who was surrendered
bhaktāya
—
being a devotee
prayata-ātmane
—
who was self-controlled
bhagavān
—
the most powerful
nāradaḥ
—
Nārada
prītaḥ
—
being very pleased
vidyām
—
transcendental knowledge
etām
—
this
uvāca
—
spoke
ha
—
indeed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha tasmai prapannāya
atha
thereafter
tasmai
unto him
prapannāya
who was surrendered
bhaktāya prayatātmane
bhaktāya
being a devotee
prayata-ātmane
who was self-controlled
bhagavān nāradaḥ prīto
bhagavān
the most powerful
nāradaḥ
Nārada
prītaḥ
being very pleased
vidyām etām uvāca ha
vidyām
transcendental knowledge
etām
this
uvāca
spoke
ha
indeed.
Thereafter, being very much pleased with Citraketu, who was a self-controlled devotee and surrendered soul, Nārada, the most powerful sage, spoke to him the following transcendental instructions.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, pleased with Citraketu, who was a self-controlled devotee and surrendered soul, Nārada, the most powerful sage, spoke to him the following instructions.
The instructions last till verse 25.
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Personal Guidance
Pleased with Citraketu — a self-controlled, surrendered devotee — Nārada spoke transcendental instructions. Surrender plus self-control draws further teaching.
Reflection Questions
- Am I in a posture that would draw further teaching, or stuck at a previous level?
- What would surrender plus self-control look like in this season?
My note
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