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SB 6.15: The Saints Narada and Angira Instruct King Citraketu

SB 6.15 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
ūcatur mṛtakopānte
patitaṁ mṛtakopamam
śokābhibhūtaṁ rājānaṁ
bodhayantau sad-uktibhiḥ
Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ūcatuḥ-they spoke; mṛtaka-the dead body; upānte-near; patitam-fallen; mṛtaka-upamam-exactly like another dead body; śoka-abhibhūtam-very much aggrieved by lamentation; rājānam-to the King; bodhayantau-giving instruction; sat-uktibhiḥ-by instructions that are factual, not temporary.

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: While King Citraketu, overcome by lamentation, lay like a dead body at the side of the dead body of his son, the two great sages Nārada and Aṅgirā instructed him about spiritual consciousness as follows.

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