Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.19.29

sa vishnu-rāto 'tithaya āgatāya

tasmai saparyām śirasājahāra

tato nivrittā hy abudhāh striyo 'rbhakā

mahāsane sopaviveśa pūjitah

SYNONYMS

sah — he; vishnu-rātah — Mahārāja Parīkshit (who is always protected by Lord Vishnu); atithaye — to become a guest; āgatāya — one who arrived there; tasmai — unto him; saparyām — with the whole body; śirasā — with bowed head; ājahāra — offered obeisances; tatah — thereafter; nivrittāh — ceased; hi — certainly; abudhāh — less intelligent; striyah — women; arbhakāh — boys; mahā-āsane — exalted seat; sa — he; upaviveśa — sat down; pūjitah — being respected.

TRANSLATION

Mahārāja Parīkshit, who is also known as Vishnurāta [one who is always protected by Vishnu], bowed his head to receive the chief guest, Śukadeva Gosvāmī. At that time all the ignorant women and boys ceased following Śrīla Śukadeva. Receiving respect from all, Śukadeva Gosvāmī took his exalted seat.

PURPORT

On Śukadeva Gosvāmī's arrival at the meeting, everyone, except Śrīla Vyāsadeva, Nārada and a few others, stood up, and Mahārāja Parīkshit, who was glad to receive a great devotee of the Lord, bowed down before him with all the limbs of his body. Śukadeva Gosvāmī also exchanged the greetings and reception by embrace, shaking of hands, nodding and bowing down, especially before his father and Nārada Muni. Thus he was offered the presidential seat at the meeting. When he was so received by the king and sages, the street boys and less intelligent women who followed him were struck with wonder and fear. So they retired from their frivolous activities, and everything was full of gravity and calm.

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