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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

Verse 16 of 60
SB 6.14.16

महर्षिस्तमुपासीनं प्रश्रयावनतं क्षितौ प्रतिपूज्य महाराज समाभाष्येदमब्रवीत्

maharṣis tam upāsīnaṁ praśrayāvanataṁ kṣitau pratipūjya mahārāja samābhāṣyedam abravīt

Synonyms

mahā-ṛṣiḥthe great sage; tamunto him (the King); upāsīnamsitting near; praśraya-avanatambowing in humility; kṣitauon the ground; pratipūjyacongratulating; mahārājaO King Parīkṣit; samābhāṣyaaddressing; idamthis; abravītsaid..

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, when Citraketu, bent low in humility, was seated at the lotus feet of the great sage, the sage congratulated him for his humility and hospitality. The sage addressed him in the following words.

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