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Chapter 15: The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu

Verse 20 of 22
SB 6.15.20

तदैव ते परं ज्ञानं ददामि गृहमागतः ज्ञात्वान्याभिनिवेशं ते पुत्रमेव ददाम्यहम्

tadaiva te paraṁ jñānaṁ dadāmi gṛham āgataḥ jñātvānyābhiniveśaṁ te putram eva dadāmy aham

Synonyms

tadāthen; evaindeed; teunto you; paramtranscendental; jñānamknowledge; dadāmiI would have delivered; gṛhamto your home; āgataḥcame; jñātvāknowing; anya-abhiniveśamabsorption in something else (in material things); teyour; putrama son; evaonly; dadāmigave; ahamI..

Translation

When I first came to your home, I could have given you the supreme transcendental knowledge, but when I saw that your mind was absorbed in material things, I gave you only a son, who caused you jubilation and lamentation.

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