SB 6.16.17

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sixth Canto, Chapter 16: King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord

SB 6.16.16

SB 6.16.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

atha tasmai prapannāya
bhaktāya prayatātmane
bhagavān nāradaḥ prīto
vidyām etām uvāca ha

SYNONYMS

atha—thereafter; tasmai—unto him; prapannāya—who was surrendered; bhaktāya—being a devotee; prayata-ātmane—who was self-controlled; bhagavān—the most powerful; nāradaḥ—Nārada; prītaḥ—being very pleased; vidyām—transcendental knowledge; etām—this; uvāca—spoke; ha—indeed.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, being very much pleased with Citraketu, who was a self-controlled devotee and surrendered soul, Nārada, the most powerful sage, spoke to him the following transcendental instructions.