Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.17.11
श्रीशुक उवाच
अदित्यैवं स्तुतो राजन्भगवान्पुष्करेक्षण: ।
क्षेत्रज्ञ: सर्वभूतानामिति होवाच भारत ॥ ११ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
adityaivaṁ stuto rājan
[adityaivam stuto raajan]
bhagavān puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ
[bhagavaan pushkarekshanah]
kṣetra-jñaḥ sarva-bhūtānām
[kshetra-jnah sarva-bhootaanaam]
iti hovāca bhārata
[iti hovaacha bhaarata]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
adityā
—
by Aditi
evam
—
thus
stutaḥ
—
being worshiped
rājan
—
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
puṣkara-īkṣaṇaḥ
—
whose eyes are like lotus flowers
kṣetra-jñaḥ
—
the Supersoul
sarva-bhūtānām
—
of all living entities
iti
—
thus
ha
—
indeed
uvāca
—
replied
bhārata
—
O best of the Bharata dynasty.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
adityaivaṁ stuto rājan
adityā
by Aditi
evam
thus
stutaḥ
being worshiped
rājan
O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
bhagavān puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
puṣkara-īkṣaṇaḥ
whose eyes are like lotus flowers
kṣetra-jñaḥ
the Supersoul
sarva-bhūtānām
of all living entities
kṣetra-jñaḥ sarva-bhūtānām
iti hovāca bhārata
iti
thus
ha
indeed
uvāca
replied
bhārata
O best of the Bharata dynasty.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, best of the Bharata dynasty, when the lotus-eyed Lord, the Supersoul of all living entities, was thus worshiped by Aditi, He replied as follows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! Best of the Bharata dynasty! When the lotus-eyed Lord, the antaryāmī of all living entities, was thus worshiped by Aditi, he replied as follows.
Kṣetra-jñaḥ means antaryāmī.
Personal Guidance
When the lotus-eyed Lord, Supersoul of all beings, was thus worshiped, He replied. The Lord answers worshipers. The dynamic is real — prayer is heard, prayer is answered. This is not psychology; it is divine relationship.
Reflection Questions
- Do I expect actual reply, or have I quietly accepted that prayer is one-way?
- Where am I missing the Lord's reply because I am not paused enough to receive it?
My note
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