SB 9.1.6 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

श्रीसूत उवाच एवं परीक्षिता राज्ञा सदसि ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । पृष्ट: प्रोवाच भगवाञ्छुक: परमधर्मवित् ॥ ६ ॥

Verse text

śrī-sūta uvāca evaṁ parīkṣitā rājṣā sadasi brahma-vādinām pṛṣṭaḥ provāca bhagavāṣ chukaḥ parama-dharma-vit

Synonyms

śrī — sūtaḥ uvāca — Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said ; evam — in this way ; parīkṣitā — by Mahārāja Parīkṣit ; rājṣā — 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 .

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 proceeded to speak.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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.