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Canto 1 · Ch 4 · SB 1.4.1 · Para 1/2

The Appearance of Sri Narada

SB 1.4.1
Text
vyāsa uvāca
iti bruvāṇaṁ saṁstūya
munīnāṁ dīrgha-satriṇām
vṛddhaḥ kula-patiḥ sūtaṁ
bahvṛcaḥ śaunako 'bravīt
Synonyms

vyāsaḥ-Vyāsadeva; uvāca-said; iti-thus; bruvāṇam-speaking; saṁstūya-congratulating; munīnām-of the great sages; dīrgha-prolonged; satriṇām-of those engaged in the performance of sacrifice; vṛddhaḥ-elderly; kula-patiḥ-head of the assembly; sūtam-unto Sūta Gosvāmī; bahu-ṛcaḥ-learned; śaunakaḥ-of the name Śaunaka; abravīt-addressed.

Translation

On hearing Sūta Gosvāmī speak thus, Śaunaka Muni, who was the elderly, learned leader of all the ṛṣis engaged in that prolonged sacrificial ceremony, congratulated Sūta Gosvāmī by addressing him as follows.

Purport

In a meeting of learned men, when there are congratulations or addresses