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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 13: The Behavior of a Perfect Person |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.15
vivitsur idam aprākshīn
SYNONYMS
tam — him (the saintly person); natvā — after offering obeisances unto; abhyarcya — and worshiping; vidhi-vat — in terms of the rules and regulations of etiquette; pādayoh — the lotus feet of the saintly person; śirasā — with the head; spriśan — touching; vivitsuh — desiring to know about him (the saintly person); idam — the following words; aprākshīt — inquired; mahā-bhāgavatah — the very advanced devotee of the Lord; asurah — although born in an asura family.
TRANSLATION
The advanced devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja duly worshiped and offered obeisances to the saintly person who had adopted a python's means of livelihood. After thus worshiping the saintly person and touching his own head to the saint's lotus feet, Prahlāda Mahārāja, in order to understand him, inquired very submissively as follows.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness