SB 12.12.57

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

SB 12.12.56 - SB 12.12.58

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 57

ahaṁ ca saṁsmārita ātma-tattvaṁ

śrutaṁ purā me paramarṣi-vaktrāt

prāyopaveśe nṛpateḥ parīkṣitaḥ

sadasy ṛṣīṇāṁ mahatāṁ ca śṛṇvatām

SYNONYMS

aham—I; ca—also; saṁsmāritaḥ—have been made to remember; ātma-tattvam—the science of the Supersoul; śrutam—heard; purā—previously; me—by me; parama-ṛṣi—of the greatest of sages, Śukadeva; vaktrāt—from the mouth; prāya-upaveśe—during the fast to death; nṛpateḥ—of the king; parīkṣitaḥ—Parīkṣit; sadasi—in the assembly; ṛṣīṇām—of sages; mahatām—great; ca—and; śṛṇvatām—while they were listening.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

I also have now been fully reminded of the science of God, which I previously heard from the mouth of the great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī. I was present in the assembly of great sages who heard him speak to King Parīkṣit as the monarch sat fasting until death.

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