SB 1.16.17

Srimad-Bhagavatam - First Canto - Chapter 16: How Parīkṣit Received the Age of Kali

SB 1.16.16 - SB 1.16.18

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

tasyaivaṁ vartamānasya

pūrveṣāṁ vṛttim anvaham

nātidūre kilāścaryaṁ

yad āsīt tan nibodha me

SYNONYMS

tasya—of Mahārāja Parīkṣit; evam—thus; vartamānasya—remaining absorbed in such thought; pūrveṣām—of his forefathers; vṛttim—good engagement; anvaham—day after day; na—not; ati-dūre—far off; kila—verily; āścaryam—astonishing; yat—that; āsīt—was; tat—which; nibodha—know it; me—from me.

TRANSLATION

Now you may hear from me of what happened while Mahārāja Parīkṣit was passing his days hearing of the good occupations of his forefathers and being absorbed in thought of them.

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