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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.17.39

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि । वृत्रस्यासुरजातेश्च कारणं भगवन्मते: ॥ ३९ ॥
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṁ
[etat te sarvam aakhyaatam]
yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi
[yan maam tvam pariprichchasi]
vṛtrasyāsura-jāteś ca
[vritrasyaasura-jaatesh cha]
kāraṇaṁ bhagavan-mateḥ
[kaaranam bhagavan-mateh]
etat — this te — unto you sarvam — all ākhyātam — explained yat — which mām — me tvam — you paripṛcchasi — asked vṛtrasya — of Vṛtrāsura asura-jāteḥ — whose birth was in a species of asuras ca — and kāraṇam — the cause bhagavat-mateḥ — of exalted intelligence in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṁ
etat
this
te
unto you
sarvam
all
ākhyātam
explained
yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi
yat
which
mām
me
tvam
you
paripṛcchasi
asked
vṛtrasyāsura-jāteś ca
vṛtrasya
of Vṛtrāsura
asura-jāteḥ
whose birth was in a species of asuras
ca
and
kāraṇaṁ bhagavan-mateḥ
kāraṇam
the cause
bhagavat-mateḥ
of exalted intelligence in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
My dear King Parīkṣit, you inquired from me how Vṛtrāsura, a great devotee, took birth in a demoniac family. Thus I have tried to explain to you everything about this.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I have explained everything you asked about concerning the cause of Vṛtrāsura’s birth as a demon, though he was actually a devotee.
Thus the explanation of how Vṛtra, a great devotee, took birth in a demoniac family is complete. The story closes its loop; the great mystery has been resolved.
Reflection Questions
  • What loop in my own understanding could a longer story close?
  • Where am I rushing to resolve before the story finishes?
📝 My note

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