Chapter 14
श्रीसूत उवाच परीक्षितोऽथ सम्प्रश्नं भगवान् बादरायणि: । निशम्य श्रद्दधानस्य प्रतिनन्द्य वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ८ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-sūta uvāca parīkṣito ’tha sampraśnaṁ bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ niśamya śraddadhānasya pratinandya vaco ’bravīt
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-sūtaḥ uvāca — Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said; parīkṣitaḥ — of Mahārāja Parīkṣit; atha — thus; sampraśnam — the perfect question; bhagavān — the most powerful; bādarāyaṇiḥ — Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Vyāsadeva; niśamya — hearing; śraddadhānasya — of his disciple, who was so faithful in understanding the truth; pratinandya — congratulating; vacaḥ — words; abravīt — spoke.
Translation
“Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: After hearing Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s very intelligent question, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the most powerful sage, began answering his disciple with great affection.”