Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.6
श्रीसूत उवाच
एवं परीक्षिता राज्ञा सदसि ब्रह्मवादिनाम् ।
पृष्ट: प्रोवाच भगवाञ्छुक: परमधर्मवित् ॥ ६ ॥
śrī-sūta uvāca
[shree-soota uvaacha]
evaṁ parīkṣitā rājñā
[evam pareekshitaa raajnaa]
sadasi brahma-vādinām
[sadasi brahma-vaadinaam]
pṛṣṭaḥ provāca bhagavāṣ
[prishtah provaacha bhagavaash]
chukaḥ parama-dharma-vit
[chukah parama-dharma-vit]
Word-for-word
śrī-sūtaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
evam
—
in this way
parīkṣitā
—
by Mahārāja Parīkṣit
rājñā
—
by the King
sadasi
—
in the assembly
brahma-vādinām
—
of all the great saintly experts in Vedic knowledge
pṛṣṭaḥ
—
having been asked
provāca
—
answered
bhagavān
—
the most powerful
śukaḥ
—
Śuka Gosvāmī
parama-dharma-vit
—
the most learned scholar in religious principles.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-sūta uvāca
śrī-sūtaḥ uvāca
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
evaṁ parīkṣitā rājñā
evam
in this way
parīkṣitā
by Mahārāja Parīkṣit
rājñā
by the King
sadasi brahma-vādinām
sadasi
in the assembly
brahma-vādinām
of all the great saintly experts in Vedic knowledge
pṛṣṭaḥ provāca bhagavāṣ
pṛṣṭaḥ
having been asked
provāca
answered
bhagavān
the most powerful
śukaḥ
Śuka Gosvāmī
chukaḥ parama-dharma-vit
parama-dharma-vit
the most learned scholar in religious principles.
Sūta Gosvāmī said: When Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the greatest knower of religious principles, was thus requested by Mahārāja Parīkṣit in the assembly of all the scholars learned in Vedic knowledge, he then proceeded to speak.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta Gosvāmī said: When Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the greatest knower of religious principles, was thus requested by Mahārāja Parīkṣit in the assembly of all the scholars learned in Vedic knowledge, he then spoke.
Personal Guidance
Śukadeva responds only after being formally requested in an assembly of scholars. Spiritual knowledge flows through proper inquiry, not through casual demand.
Reflection Questions
- Am I approaching teachers with the seriousness Parīkṣit modeled, or treating darśana like a podcast?
- What 'assembly' do I sit in regularly — and is it raising or lowering my standard?
My note
Source: vedabase.io