### SB 6.9.46

> श्रीशुक उवाच\
> अथैवमीडितो राजन्सादरं त्रिदशैर्हरिः\
> स्वमुपस्थानमाकर्ण्य प्राह तानभिनन्दितः ॥४६॥

> śrī-śuka uvāca\
> athaivam īḍito rājan\
> sādaraṁ tri-daśair hariḥ\
> svam upasthānam ākarṇya\
> prāha tān abhinanditaḥ

*śrī-śukaḥ uvāca*—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; *atha*—thereafter; *evam*—in this way; *īḍitaḥ*—being worshiped and offered obeisances; *rājan*—O King; *sa-ādaram*—with proper respect; *tri-daśaiḥ*—by all the demigods from the higher planetary systems; *hariḥ*—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *svam upasthānam*—their prayer glorifying Him; *ākarṇya*—hearing; *prāha*—replied; *tān*—unto them (the demigods); *abhinanditaḥ*—being pleased.

**Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King Parīkṣit, when the demigods offered the Lord their sincere prayers in this way, the Lord listened by His causeless mercy. Being pleased, He then replied to the demigods.**