Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 2: Remembrance of Lord Krishna

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.2.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti bhāgavatah prishtah

kshattrā vārtām priyāśrayām

prativaktum na cotseha

autkanthyāt smāriteśvarah

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukah uvācaŚrī Śukadeva said; iti — thus; bhāgavatah — the great devotee; prishtah — being asked; kshattrā — by Vidura; vārtām — message; priya-āśrayām — regarding the dearest; prativaktumto reply; na — not; ca — also; utsehe — became eager; autkanthyāt — by excessive anxiety; smārita — remembrance; īśvarah — the Lord.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the great devotee Uddhava was asked by Vidura to speak on the messages of the dearest [Lord Krishna], Uddhava was unable to answer immediately due to excessive anxiety at the remembrance of the Lord.

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