श्रीशुक उवाच वरीयानेष ते प्रश्न: कृतो लोकहितं नृप । आत्मवित्सम्मत: पुंसां श्रोतव्यादिषु य: पर: ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca variyan esa te prasnah krto loka-hitam nrpa atmavit-sammatah pumsam srotavyadisu yah parah
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said
- variyan
- glorious
- esah
- this
- te
- your
- prasnah
- question
- krtah
- made by you
- loka-hitam
- beneficial for all men
- nrpa
- O King
- atmavit
- transcendentalist
- sammatah
- approved
- pumsam
- of all men
- srotavya-adisu
- in all kinds of hearing
- yah
- what is
- parah
- the supreme.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial to all kinds of people. The answer to this question is the prime subject matter for hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists.