SB 12.6.28

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

SB 12.6.27 - SB 12.6.29

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 28

sūta uvāca

ity uktaḥ sa tathety āha

maharṣer mānayan vacaḥ

sarpa-satrād uparataḥ

pūjayām āsa vāk-patim

SYNONYMS

sūtaḥ uvāca—Sūta Gosvāmī said; iti—thus; uktaḥ—addressed; saḥ—he (Janamejaya); tathā iti—so be it; āha—he said; mahā-ṛṣeḥ—of the great sage; mānayan—honoring; vacaḥ—the words; sarpa-satrāt—from the snake sacrifice; uparataḥ—ceasing; pūjayām āsa—he worshiped; vāk-patim—Bṛhaspati, the master of eloquence.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Sūta Gosvāmī continued: Advised in this manner, Mahārāja Janamejaya replied, "So be it." Honoring the words of the great sage, he desisted from performing the snake sacrifice and worshiped Bṛhaspati, the most eloquent of sages.

SB 12.6.27 - SB 12.6.29