TEXT 40
sri-suta uvaca
ittham dvija yadavadeva-dattah
srutva sva-ratus caritam vicitram
papraccha bhuyo pi tad eva punyam
vaiyasakim yan nigrhita-cetah
SYNONYMS
sri-sutah uvacaSri Suta Gosvami spoke to the assembled saints at Naimisaranya; itthamin this way; dvijahO learned brahmanas; yadava-deva-dattahMaharaja Pariksit (or Maharaja Yudhisthira), who was protected by Yadavadeva, Krsna; srutvahearing; sva-ratuhof Krsna, who was his savior within the womb of his mother, Uttara; caritamthe activities; vicitramall wonderful; papracchainquired; bhuyah apieven again; tat evasuch activities; punyamwhich are always full of pious activities (srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah punya-sravana-kirtanah: [SB 1.2.17] to hear about Krsna is always pious); vaiyasakimunto Sukadeva Gosvami; yatbecause; nigrhita-cetahPariksit Maharaja had already become steady in hearing about Krsna.
TRANSLATION
Sri Suta Gosvami said: O learned saints, the childhood pastimes of Sri Krsna are very wonderful. Maharaja Pariksit, after hearing about those pastimes of Krsna, who had saved him in the womb of his mother, became steady in his mind and again inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami to hear about those pious activities.

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