Text 10]
King Citraketu's Lamentation
11
the most powerful;  bādarāyaṇiḥ —Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Vyāsadeva;  niśamya —hearing;  śraddadhānasya —of his disciple, who was so faithful in understanding the truth;  pratinandya —congratulating;  vacaḥ —words;  abravīt —spoke.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī  said: After hearing Mahārāja Parikṣit's very intelligent question, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the most powerful sage, began answering his disciple with great affection.
TEXT 9
श्रीशुक उवाच
शृणुषावहितो राजनितिहासमिमं यथा ।
श्रुतं द्वैपायनमुखान्नारदाद्देवलादपि ॥ ९ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
śṛṇuṣvāvahito rājann
itihāsam imam yathā
śrutam dvaipāyana-mukhān
nāradād devalād api
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; śṛṇuṣva—please hear; avahitaḥ—with great attention; rājan—O King; itihāsam—history; imam—this; yathā—just as; śrutam—heard; dvaipāyana—of Vyāsadeva; mukhāt—from the mouth; nāradāt—from Nārada; devalāt—from Devala Rṣi; api—also.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī  said: O King, I shall speak to you the same history I have heard from the mouths of Vyāsadeva, Nārada and Devala. Please listen with attention.
TEXT 10
आसीद्राजा सार्वभौमः शूरसेनेषु वै नृप ।
चित्रकेतुरिति ख्यातो यस्यासीत् कामधुञ्चही ॥ १० ॥