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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.10.41

आख्यातं सर्वमेतत्ते यन्मां त्वं परिपृष्टवान् । दमघोषसुतादीनां हरे: सात्म्यमपि द्विषाम् ॥ ४१ ॥
ākhyātaṁ sarvam etat te
[aakhyaatam sarvam etat te]
yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān
[yan maam tvam pariprishtavaan]
damaghoṣa-sutādīnāṁ
[damaghosha-sutaadeenaam]
hareḥ sātmyam api dviṣām
[hareh saatmyam api dvishaam]
ākhyātam — described sarvam — everything etat — this te — unto you yat — whatever mām — unto me tvam — you paripṛṣṭavān — inquired damaghoṣa-suta-ādīnām — of the son of Damaghoṣa (Śiśupāla) and others hareḥ — of the Lord sātmyam — equal bodily features api — even dviṣām — although they were inimical.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ākhyātaṁ sarvam etat te
ākhyātam
described
sarvam
everything
etat
this
te
unto you
yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān
yat
whatever
mām
unto me
tvam
you
paripṛṣṭavān
inquired
damaghoṣa-sutādīnāṁ
damaghoṣa-suta-ādīnām
of the son of Damaghoṣa (Śiśupāla) and others
hareḥ sātmyam api dviṣām
hareḥ
of the Lord
sātmyam
equal bodily features
api
even
dviṣām
although they were inimical.
Everything you asked me about how Śiśupāla and others attained salvation although they were inimical has now been explained to you by me.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Everything you asked me about how Śiśupāla and others attained bodies like the Lord’s although they were inimical has now been explained to you by me.
Nārada concludes: I have explained how Śiśupāla and others, though hostile, attained salvation. Long teaching arcs eventually deliver the answer to the original question. Patience with the unfolding teaching is required.
Reflection Questions
  • Which long-running teaching in your life is now finally arriving at the answer?
  • Where could you give a teaching more time to deliver before judging it?
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