Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī's Sons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.85.22

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

vaco vaḥ samavetārthaḿ

tātaitad upamanmahe

yan naḥ putrān samuddiśya

tattva-grāma udāhṛtaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Personality of Godhead said; vacaḥ — words; vaḥ — your; samaveta — appropriate; artham — whose meaning; tātaO father; etat — these; upamanmaheI consider; yatsince; naḥ — Us; putrān — your sons; samuddiśya — by referring to; tattva — of categories of fact; grāmaḥ — the totality; udāhṛtaḥ — set forth.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord said: My dear father, I consider your statements appropriate, since you have explained the various categories of existence by referring to Us, your sons.

PURPORT

Posing as Vasudeva's dependent son, Lord Kṛṣṇa expresses gratitude for His father's edifying instructions.

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