Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.16.49
श्रीशुक उवाच
संस्तुतो भगवानेवमनन्तस्तमभाषत ।
विद्याधरपतिं प्रीतश्चित्रकेतुं कुरूद्वह ॥ ४९ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
saṁstuto bhagavān evam
[samstuto bhagavaan evam]
anantas tam abhāṣata
[anantas tam abhaashata]
vidyādhara-patiṁ prītaś
[vidyaadhara-patim preetash]
citraketuṁ kurūdvaha
[chitraketum kuroodvaha]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
saṁstutaḥ
—
being worshiped
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
evam
—
in this way
anantaḥ
—
Lord Ananta
tam
—
unto him
abhāṣata
—
replied
vidyādhara-patim
—
the King of the Vidyādharas
prītaḥ
—
being very pleased
citraketum
—
King Citraketu
kuru-udvaha
—
O best of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
saṁstuto bhagavān evam
saṁstutaḥ
being worshiped
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
evam
in this way
anantas tam abhāṣata
anantaḥ
Lord Ananta
tam
unto him
abhāṣata
replied
vidyādhara-patiṁ prītaś
vidyādhara-patim
the King of the Vidyādharas
prītaḥ
being very pleased
citraketuṁ kurūdvaha
citraketum
King Citraketu
kuru-udvaha
O best of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: The Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Anantadeva, being very much pleased with the prayers offered by Citraketu, the King of the Vidyādharas, replied to him as follows, O best of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit! The Supreme Lord, Anantadeva, pleased with the prayers offered by Citraketu, the King of the Vidyādharas, replied to him as follows.
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Personal Guidance
Pleased by Citraketu's prayers, Anantadeva replied. The chain — practice, mantra, vision, prayer, reply — completes itself.
Reflection Questions
- Have I completed the chain in my own practice, or stopped before reply?
- What step of mine is missing?
My note
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