SB 8.17.11

SB 8.17.11

Devanagari

श्रीशुक उवाच
अदित्यैवं स्तुतो राजन्भगवान्पुष्करेक्षण: ।
क्षेत्रज्ञ: सर्वभूतानामिति होवाच भारत ॥ ११ ॥

Verse text

śrī-śuka uvāca
adityaivaṁ stuto rājan
bhagavān puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ
kṣetra-jñaḥ sarva-bhūtānām
iti hovāca bhārata

Synonyms

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-jṣaḥ — the Supersoul ; sarva-bhūtānām — of all living entities ; iti — thus ; ha — indeed ; uvāca — replied ; bhārata — O best of the Bharata dynasty.

Translation

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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-jṣaḥ means antaryāmī.