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श्रीशुक उवाच
अथ कस्यचिद्द्विजवरस्याङ्गिरःप्रवरस्य शमदमतपःस्वाध्यायाध्ययनत्यागसन्तोषतितिक्षाप्रश्रयविद्यानसूयात्मज्ञानानन्दयुक्तस्यात्मसदृशश्रुतशीलाचाररूपौदार्यगुणा नव सोदर्या अङ्गजा बभूवुर्मिथुनं च यवीयस्यां भार्यायाम् यस्तु तत्र पुमांस्तं परमभागवतं राजर्षिप्रवरं भरतमुत्सृष्टमृगशरीरं चरमशरीरेण विप्रत्वं गतमाहुः. ॥ २ ॥
 
sri-suka uvaca
atha kasyacid dvija-varasyaṅgirah-pravarasya sama-dama-tapah-
svadhyayadhyayana-tyaga-santosa-titiksa-prasraya-vidyanasuyatma-
jnanananda-yuktasyatma-sadrsa-sruta-silacara-rupaudarya-guna nava
sodarya aṅgaja babhuvur mithunam ca yaviyasyam bharyayam. yas tu
tatra pumams tam parama-bhagavatam rajarsi-pravaram bharatam
utsrsta-mrga-sariram carama-sarirena vipratvam gatam ahuh.
sri-sukah uvaca-Sukadeva Gosvami continued to speak; atha-thereafter; kasyacit-of some; dvija-varasya-brahmana; aṅgirah-pravarasya-who came in the dynasty of the great saint Aṅgira; sama-control of the mind; dama-control of the senses; tapah-practice of austerities and penances; svadhyaya-recitation of the Vedic literatures; adhyayana-studying; tyaga-renunciation; santosa-satisfaction; titiksa-tolerance; prasraya-very gentle; vidya-knowledge; anasuya-without envy; atma-jnana-ananda-satisfied in self-realization; yuktasya-who was qualified with; atma-sadrsa-and exactly like himself; sruta-in education; sila-in character; acara-in behavior; rupa-in beauty; audarya-in magnanimity; gunah-possessing all these qualities; nava sa-udaryah-nine brothers born of the same womb; aṅga-jah-sons; babhuvuh-were born; mithunam-a twin brother and sister; ca-and; yaviyasyam-in the youngest; bharyayam-wife; yah-who; tu-but; tatra-there; puman-the male child; tam-him; parama-bhagavatam-the most exalted devotee; raja-rsi-of saintly kings; pravaram-most honored; bharatam-Bharata Maharaja; utsrsta-having given up; mrga-sariram-the body of a deer; carama-sarirena-with the last body; vipratvam-being a brahmana; gatam-obtained; ahuh-they said.