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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.1

సూత ఉవాచ నిశమ్య కౌషారవిణోపవర్ణితంధ్రువస్య వైకుణ్ఠపదాధిరోహణమ్ । ప్రరూఢభావో భగవత్యధోక్షజేప్రష్టుం పునస్తం విదుర: ప్రచక్రమే ॥ ౧ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
niśamya kauṣāraviṇopavarṇitaṁ
[nishamya kaushaaravinopavarnitam]
dhruvasya vaikuṇṭha-padādhirohaṇam
[dhruvasya vaikuntha-padaadhirohanam]
prarūḍha-bhāvo bhagavaty adhokṣaje
[praroodha-bhaavo bhagavaty adhokshaje]
praṣṭuṁ punas taṁ viduraḥ pracakrame
[prashtum punas tam vidurah prachakrame]
sūtaḥ uvāca — Sūta Gosvāmī said niśamya — after hearing kauṣāraviṇā — by the sage Maitreya upavarṇitam — described dhruvasya — of Mahārāja Dhruva vaikuṇṭha-pada — to the abode of Viṣṇu adhirohaṇam — ascent prarūḍha — increased bhāvaḥ — devotional emotion bhagavati — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead adhokṣaje — who is beyond the reach of direct perception praṣṭum — to inquire punaḥ — again tam — unto Maitreya viduraḥ — Vidura pracakrame — attempted.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ uvāca
Sūta Gosvāmī said
niśamya kauṣāraviṇopavarṇitaṁ
niśamya
after hearing
kauṣāraviṇā
by the sage Maitreya
upavarṇitam
described
dhruvasya vaikuṇṭha-padādhirohaṇam
dhruvasya
of Mahārāja Dhruva
vaikuṇṭha-pada
to the abode of Viṣṇu
adhirohaṇam
ascent
prarūḍha-bhāvo bhagavaty adhokṣaje
prarūḍha
increased
bhāvaḥ
devotional emotion
bhagavati
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
adhokṣaje
who is beyond the reach of direct perception
praṣṭuṁ punas taṁ viduraḥ pracakrame
praṣṭum
to inquire
punaḥ
again
tam
unto Maitreya
viduraḥ
Vidura
pracakrame
attempted.
Sūta Gosvāmī, continuing to speak to all the ṛṣis, headed by Śaunaka, said: After hearing Maitreya Ṛṣi describe Dhruva Mahārāja’s ascent to Lord Viṣṇu’s abode, Vidura became very much enlightened in devotional emotion, and he inquired from Maitreya as follows.

As evidenced in the topics between Vidura and Maitreya, the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the devotees are so fascinating that neither the devotee who is describing them nor the devotee who is hearing is at all fatigued by the inquiries and answers. Transcendental subject matter is so nice that no one becomes tired of hearing or speaking. Others, who are not devotees, may think, “How can people devote so much time simply to talks of God?” But devotees are never satisfied or satiated in hearing and speaking about the Supreme Personality of Godhead or about His devotees. The more they hear and talk, the more they become enthusiastic to hear. The chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is simply the repetition of three words — Hare, Kṛṣṇa and Rāma — but still devotees can go on chanting this Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra twenty-four hours a day without feeling fatigued.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta said: After hearing about the ascent of Dhruva to the Lord’s abode from Maitreya, Vidura, his devotion to the Lord increasing, began to inquire from Maitreya again. In the Thirteenth Chapter, King Aṅga gives birth to a son called Vena by sacrifice. Because of the evil nature of his son, the King becomes disgusted and leaves the kingdom.
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