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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.11.1

श्रीशुक उवाच श्रुत्वेहितं साधु सभासभाजितं महत्तमाग्रण्य उरुक्रमात्मन: । युधिष्ठिरो दैत्यपतेर्मुदान्वित: पप्रच्छ भूयस्तनयं स्वयम्भुव: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
śrutvehitaṁ sādhu sabhā-sabhājitaṁ
[shrutvehitam saadhu sabhaa-sabhaajitam]
mahattamāgraṇya urukramātmanaḥ
[mahattamaagranya urukramaatmanah]
yudhiṣṭhiro daitya-pater mudānvitaḥ
[yudhishthiro daitya-pater mudaanvitah]
papraccha bhūyas tanayaṁ svayambhuvaḥ
[paprachcha bhooyas tanayam svayambhuvah]
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said śrutvā — hearing īhitam — the narration sādhu sabhā-sabhājitam — which is discussed in assemblies of great devotees like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva mahat-tama-agraṇyaḥ — the best of the saintly persons (Yudhiṣṭhira) urukrama-ātmanaḥ — of he (Prahlāda Mahārāja) whose mind is always engaged upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who always acts uncommonly yudhiṣṭhiraḥ — King Yudhiṣṭhira daitya-pateḥ — of the master of the demons mudā-anvitaḥ — in a pleasing mood papraccha — inquired bhūyaḥ — again tanayam — unto the son svayambhuvaḥ — of Lord Brahmā.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
śrutvehitaṁ sādhu sabhā-sabhājitaṁ
śrutvā
hearing
īhitam
the narration
sādhu sabhā-sabhājitam
which is discussed in assemblies of great devotees like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva
mahattamāgraṇya urukramātmanaḥ
mahat-tama-agraṇyaḥ
the best of the saintly persons (Yudhiṣṭhira)
urukrama-ātmanaḥ
of he (Prahlāda Mahārāja) whose mind is always engaged upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who always acts uncommonly
yudhiṣṭhiro daitya-pater mudānvitaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
King Yudhiṣṭhira
daitya-pateḥ
of the master of the demons
mudā-anvitaḥ
in a pleasing mood
papraccha bhūyas tanayaṁ svayambhuvaḥ
papraccha
inquired
bhūyaḥ
again
tanayam
unto the son
svayambhuvaḥ
of Lord Brahmā.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After hearing about the activities and character of Prahlāda Mahārāja, which are adored and discussed among great personalities like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, the most respectful king among exalted personalities, again inquired from the great saint Nārada Muni in a mood of great pleasure.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After hearing about the activities of Prahlāda Mahārāja, the chief of the great devotees, which are adored among the assembly of devotees, Yudhiṣṭhira again inquired from the Nārada with joy. In ten chapters, the pure inclinations arising from devotion to the Lord [Note: Inclination refers to ūti, the fifth topic of Bhāgavatam.] have been described. In five chapters the excellence of varṇāśrama for material sustenance is now explained. In the eleventh chapter Nārada describes the duties of the normal varṇas such as brāhmaṇas, and also the duties of women and mixed varṇas. Having explained great mercy as the cause of inclination to bhakti without mixture of the guṇas, in five chapters Nārada now explains niṣkāma-karma-yoga as the cause of inclinations for a type of bhakti which is mixed with the guṇas. Īhitaṁ sādhu-sabhā-sabhājitaṁ means “actions respected in the assembly of devotees.” Mahattamāgraṇyaḥ means “Prahlāda, the chief of the great devotees.”
After hearing about Prahlāda — adored by Brahmā and Śiva themselves — Yudhiṣṭhira, in great pleasure, again inquires from Nārada. Real spiritual hearing whets the appetite for more. The right kind of teaching produces hunger, not satiety.
Reflection Questions
  • Which spiritual teaching has produced hunger in you for more, and how have you fed it?
  • Where does your study leave you sated and stuck rather than eager?
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