Canto 11, Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Verse 21 (SB 11.13.21)
SB 11.13.21 • मूल श्लोक

इत्यहं मुनिभि: पृष्टस्तत्त्वजिज्ञासुभिस्तदा । यदवोचमहं तेभ्यस्तदुद्धव निबोध मे ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

ity ahaṁ munibhiḥ pṛṣṭas tattva-jijñāsubhis tadā yad avocam ahaṁ tebhyas tad uddhava nibodha me

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

iti — thus; aham — I; munibhiḥ — by the sages; pṛṣṭaḥ — questioned; tattva — the truth about the goal of yoga; jijñāsubhiḥ — by those desiring to know; tadā — at that time; yat — that which; avocam — spoke; aham — I; tebhyaḥ — unto them; tat — that; uddhava — My dear Uddhava; nibodha — please learn; me — from Me.

Translation

“My dear Uddhava, the sages, being eager to understand the ultimate truth of the yoga system, thus inquired from Me. Now please hear as I explain that which I spoke unto the sages.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda