श्री शुक उवाच एवमेतन्निगदितं पृष्टवान्यद्भवान्मम । नृणां यन्म्रियमाणानां मनुष्येषु मनीषिणाम् ॥ १ ॥
sri suka uvaca
evam etan nigaditam
prstavan yad bhavan mama
nrnam yan mriyamananam
manusyesu manisinam
sri sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-so; etat-all these; nigaditam-answered; prstavan-as you inquired; yat-what; bhavan-your good self; mama-unto me; nrnam-of the human being; yat-one; mriyamananam-on the threshold of death; manusyesu-amongst the human beings; manisinam-of the intelligent men.