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<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 3|Third Canto]] - [[SB 3.5: Vidura's Talks with Maitreya|Chapter 5: Vidura's Talks with Maitreya]]'''</div> | |||
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śrī-śuka uvāca | :śrī-śuka uvāca | ||
sa evaṁ bhagavān pṛṣṭaḥ | :sa evaṁ bhagavān pṛṣṭaḥ | ||
kṣattrā kauṣāravo muniḥ | :kṣattrā kauṣāravo muniḥ | ||
puṁsāṁ niḥśreyasārthena | :puṁsāṁ niḥśreyasārthena | ||
tam āha bahu-mānayan | :tam āha bahu-mānayan | ||
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śrī-śukaḥ | ''śrī-śukaḥ uvāca''—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ''saḥ''—he; ''evam''—thus; ''bhagavān''—the great sage; ''pṛṣṭaḥ''—being requested; ''kṣattrā''—by Vidura; ''kauṣāravaḥ''—Maitreya; ''muniḥ''—the great sage; ''puṁsām''—for all people; ''niḥśreyasa''—for the greatest welfare; ''arthena''—for that; ''tam''—unto him; ''āha''—narrated; ''bahu''—greatly; ''mānayan''—honoring. | ||
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Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The great sage Maitreya Muni, after honoring Vidura very greatly, began to speak, at Vidura's request, for the greatest welfare of all people. | Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The great sage Maitreya Muni, after honoring Vidura very greatly, began to speak, at Vidura's request, for the greatest welfare of all people. | ||
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The great sage Maitreya Muni is described here as bhagavān because he surpassed all ordinary human beings in learning and experience. Thus his selection of the greatest welfare service for the world is considered authoritative. The all-inclusive welfare service for the entire human society is devotional service to the Lord, and, as requested by Vidura, the sage described the same very appropriately. | The great sage Maitreya Muni is described here as ''bhagavān'' because he surpassed all ordinary human beings in learning and experience. Thus his selection of the greatest welfare service for the world is considered authoritative. The all-inclusive welfare service for the entire human society is devotional service to the Lord, and, as requested by Vidura, the sage described the same very appropriately. | ||
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Revision as of 03:07, 4 May 2021
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- sa evaṁ bhagavān pṛṣṭaḥ
- kṣattrā kauṣāravo muniḥ
- puṁsāṁ niḥśreyasārthena
- tam āha bahu-mānayan
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; saḥ—he; evam—thus; bhagavān—the great sage; pṛṣṭaḥ—being requested; kṣattrā—by Vidura; kauṣāravaḥ—Maitreya; muniḥ—the great sage; puṁsām—for all people; niḥśreyasa—for the greatest welfare; arthena—for that; tam—unto him; āha—narrated; bahu—greatly; mānayan—honoring.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The great sage Maitreya Muni, after honoring Vidura very greatly, began to speak, at Vidura's request, for the greatest welfare of all people.
PURPORT
The great sage Maitreya Muni is described here as bhagavān because he surpassed all ordinary human beings in learning and experience. Thus his selection of the greatest welfare service for the world is considered authoritative. The all-inclusive welfare service for the entire human society is devotional service to the Lord, and, as requested by Vidura, the sage described the same very appropriately.