🪷 ŚB 1.4.6

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

कथमालक्षित: पौरै: सम्प्राप्त: कुरुजाङ्गलान् । उन्मत्तमूकजडवद्विचरन् गजसाह्वये ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

katham ālakṣitaḥ pauraiḥ samprāptaḥ kuru-jāṅgalān unmatta-mūka-jaḍavad vicaran gaja-sāhvaye
Synonyms
katham — how; ālakṣitaḥ — recognized; pauraiḥ — by the citizens; samprāptaḥ — reaching; kuru-jāṅgalān — the Kuru-jāṅgala provinces; unmatta — mad; mūka — dumb; jaḍavat — stunted; vicaran — wandering; gaja-sāhvaye — Hastināpura.

Translation

How was he [Śrīla Śukadeva, the son of Vyāsa] recognized by the citizens when he entered the city of Hastināpura [now Delhi], after wandering in the provinces of Kuru and Jāṅgala, appearing like a madman, dumb and retarded?

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