SB 1.19.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

सूत उवाच
एवमाभाषितः पृष्टः स राज्ञा श्लक्ष्णया गिरा ।
प्रत्यभाषत धर्मज्ञो भगवान्बादरायणिः ॥ ४० ॥

suta uvaca

evam abhasitah prstah

sa rajna slaksnaya gira

pratyabhasata dharma-jno

bhagavan badarayanih

sutah uvaca-Sri Suta Gosvami said; evam-thus; abhasitah-being spoken; prstah-and asked for; sah-he; rajna-by the King; slaksnaya-by sweet; gira-language; pratyabhasata-began to reply; dharma-jnah-one who knows the principles of religion; bhagavan-the powerful personality; badarayanih-son of Vyasadeva.

TRANSLATION

Sri Suta Gosvami said: The King thus spoke and questioned the sage, using sweet language. Then the great and powerful personality, the son of Vyasadeva, who knew the principles of religion, began his reply.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Nineteenth Chapter, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami."