Devanagari
श्रीसूत उवाच
परीक्षितोऽथ सम्प्रश्नं भगवान् बादरायणि: ।
निशम्य श्रद्दधानस्य प्रतिनन्द्य वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ८ ॥
Verse text
śrī-sūta uvāca
parīkṣito ’tha sampraśnaṁ
bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ
niśamya śraddadhānasya
pratinandya vaco ’bravīt
Synonyms
śrī-sūtaḥ uvāca
—
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
;
parīkṣitaḥ
—
of Mahārāja Parīkṣit
;
atha
—
thus
;
sampraśnam
—
the perfect question
;
bhagavān
—
the most powerful
;
bādarāyaṇiḥ
—
Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Vyāsadeva
;
niśamya
—
hearing
;
śraddadhānasya
—
of his disciple, who was so faithful in understanding the truth
;
pratinandya
—
congratulating
;
vacaḥ
—
words
;
abravīt
—
spoke.
Translation
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: After hearing Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s very intelligent question, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the most powerful sage, began answering his disciple with great affection.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Sūta Gosvāmī said: After hearing Mahārāja Parīkṣit's very intelligent question, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the most powerful sage, thanking him, spoke these words.