SB 3.7 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ maitreyaṁ
dvaipāyana-suto budhaḥ
prīṇayann iva bhāratyā
viduraḥ pratyabhāṣata
evaṁ bruvāṇaṁ maitreyaṁ
dvaipāyana-suto budhaḥ
prīṇayann iva bhāratyā
viduraḥ pratyabhāṣata
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam-thus; bruvāṇam-speaking; maitreyam-unto the sage. Maitreya; dvaipāyana-sutaḥ-the son of Dvaipāyana; budhaḥ-learned; prīṇayan-in a pleasing manner; iva-as it was; bhāratyā-in the manner of a request; viduraḥ-Vidura; pratyabhāṣata-expressed.
Translation
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, while Maitreya, the great sage, was thus speaking, Vidura, the learned son of Dvaipāyana Vyāsa, expressed a request in a pleasing manner by asking this question.
Purport
vidura uvāca