SB 2.3.25 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

अथाभिधेह्यङ्ग मनोऽनुकूलं प्रभाषसे भागवतप्रधान: । यदाह वैयासकिरात्मविद्या- विशारदो नृपतिं साधु पृष्ट: ॥ २५ ॥

Verse text

athābhidhehy aṅga mano-’nukūlaṁ prabhāṣase bhāgavata-pradhānaḥ yad āha vaiyāsakir ātma-vidyā- viśārado nṛpatiṁ sādhu pṛṣṭaḥ

Synonyms

atha — therefore ; abhidhehi — please explain ; aṅga — O Sūta Gosvāmī ; manaḥ — mind ; anukūlam — favorable to our mentality ; prabhāṣase — you do speak ; bhāgavata — the great devotee ; pradhānaḥ — the chief ; yat āha — what he spoke ; vaiyāsakiḥ — Śukadeva Gosvāmī ; ātma — vidyā — transcendental knowledge ; viśāradaḥ — expert ; nṛpatim — unto the King ; sādhu — very good ; pṛṣṭaḥ — being asked .

Translation

O Sūta Gosvāmī, your words are pleasing to our minds. Please therefore explain this to us as it was spoken by the great devotee Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is very expert in transcendental knowledge, and who spoke to Mahārāja Parīkṣit upon being asked.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O sage! Please tell us! You should speak according to your inclination what the greatest of devotees, Śukadeva, expert in knowledge of the Lord, spoke to the King on being asked.

Purport

Knowledge explained by the previous ācārya like Śukadeva Gosvāmī and followed by the next like Sūta Gosvāmī is always powerful transcendental knowledge, and it is therefore penetrating and useful to all submissive students. Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Second Canto, Third Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart.”

Commentary (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

“Therefore, because of this, please tell us.” “What should I tell you?” “According to your inclination, you speak what Śukadeva said. There is nothing else to say.” Chapter Four Śukadeva Glorifies the Lord