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Srimad Bhagavatam 7.13.23

7.13.23

तथापि ब्रूमहे प्रश्नांस्तव राजन्यथाश्रुतम् । सम्भाषणीयो हि भवानात्मन: शुद्धिमिच्छता ॥ २३ ॥

tathapi brumahe prasnams tava rajan yatha-srutam sambhasaniyo hi bhavan atmanah suddhim icchata

tathapi
still
brumahe
I shall answer
prasnan
all the questions
tava
your
rajan
O King
yatha-srutam
as I have learned by hearing from the authorities
sambhasaniyah
fit for being addressed
hi
indeed
bhavan
you
atmanah
of the self
suddhim
purification
icchata
by one who desires.

My dear King, although you know everything, you have posed some questions, which I shall try to answer according to what I have learned by hearing from authorities. I cannot remain silent in this regard, for a personality like you is just fit to be spoken to by one who desires self-purification.