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Chapter 15: The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu

Verse 17 of 22
SB 6.15.17

श्रीअंगिरा उवाच अहं ते पुत्रकामस्य पुत्रदो ऽस्म्यंगिरा नृप एष ब्रह्मसुतः साक्षान्नारदो भगवानृषिः

śrī-aṅgirā uvāca ahaṁ te putra-kāmasya putrado 'smy aṅgirā nṛpa eṣa brahma-sutaḥ sākṣān nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ

Synonyms

śrī-aṅgirāḥ uvāca—the great sage Aṅgirā said; aham—I; te—of you; putra-kāmasya—desiring to have a son; putra-daḥ—the giver of the son; asmi—am; aṅgirāḥ—Aṅgirā Ṛṣi; nṛpa—O King; eṣaḥ—this; brahma-sutaḥ—the son of Lord Brahmā; sākṣāt—directly; nāradaḥ—Nārada Muni; bhagavān—the most powerful; ṛṣiḥ—sage..

Translation

Aṅgirā said: My dear King, when you desired to have a son, I approached you. Indeed, I am the same Aṅgirā Ṛṣi who gave you this son. As for this ṛṣi, he is the great sage Nārada, the direct son of Lord Brahmā.

Verse 17 of 22