Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.2.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti bhāgavataḥ pṛṣṭaḥ

kṣattrā vārtāḿ priyāśrayām

prativaktuḿ na cotseha

autkaṇṭhyāt smāriteśvaraḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva said; iti — thus; bhāgavataḥ — the great devotee; pṛṣṭaḥ — being asked; kṣattrā — by Vidura; vārtām — message; priya-āśrayām — regarding the dearest; prativaktum — to reply; na — not; ca — also; utsehe — became eager; autkaṇṭhyāt — by excessive anxiety; smārita — remembrance; īśvaraḥ — 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 Kṛṣṇa], Uddhava was unable to answer immediately due to excessive anxiety at the remembrance of the Lord.

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