अथाभिधेह्यंग मनो ऽनुकूलं प्रभाषसे भागवतप्रधानः यदाह वैयासकिरात्मविद्या विशारदो नृपतिं साधु पृष्टः
athābhidhehy aṅga mano 'nukūlaṁ prabhāṣase bhāgavata-pradhānaḥ yad āha vaiyāsakir ātma-vidyā- viśārado nṛpatiṁ sādhu pṛṣṭaḥ
Synonyms
atha—therefore; abhidhehi—please explain; aṅga—O Sūta Gosvāmī; manaḥ—mind; anukūlam—favorable to our mentality; prabhāṣase—you do speak; bhāgavata—the great devotee; pradhānaḥ—the chief; yad āha—what he spoke; vaiyāsakiḥ—Śukadeva Gosvāmī; ātma-vidyā—transcendental knowledge; viśāradaḥ—expert; nṛpatim—unto the king; sādhu—very good; pṛṣṭaḥ—being asked..
Translation
O Sūta Gosvāmī, your words are pleasing to our minds. Please therefore explain this to us as it was spoken by the great devotee Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who is very expert in transcendental knowledge, and who spoke to Mahārāja Parīkṣit upon being asked.
Purport
Knowledge explained by the previous ācārya like Śukadeva Gosvāmī and followed by the next like Sūta Gosvāmī is always powerful transcendental knowledge, and it is therefore penetrating and useful to all submissive students.