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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 4]
TEXT 9
नाभागस्तं प्रणम्याह तवेश किल वास्तुकम् । इत्याह मे पिता ब्रह्मञ्छिरसा त्वां प्रसादये ॥ ९ ॥
nābhāgas taṁ praṇamyāha taveśa kila vāstukam ity āha me pitā brahmañ chirasā tvāṁ prasādaye
nābhāgaḥ—Nābhāga; tam—unto him (Lord Śiva); praṇamya—offering obeisances; āha—said; tava—yours; īśa—O lord; kila—certainly; vāstukam—everything in the arena of sacrifice; iti—thus; āha—said; me—my; pitā—father; brahman—O brāhmaṇa; śirasā—bowing my head; tvām—unto you; prasādaye—I am begging your mercy.
TRANSLATION
Thereupon, after offering obeisances to Lord Śiva, Nābhāga said: O worshipable lord, everything in this arena of sacrifice is yours. This is the assertion of my father. Now, with great respect, I bow my head before you, begging your mercy.
TEXT 10
यत् ते पितावद् धर्मं त्वं च सत्यं प्रभाषसे । ददामि ते मन्त्रदृशो ज्ञानं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ १० ॥
yat te pitāvadad dharmaṁ tvaṁ ca satyaṁ prabhāṣase dadāmi te mantra-dṛśo jñānaṁ brahma sanātanam
yat—whatever; te—your; pitā—father; avadat—explained; dharmam—truth; tvam ca—you also; satyam—truth; prabhāṣase—are speaking; dadāmi—I shall give; te—unto you; mantra-dṛśaḥ—who know the science of mantra; jñānam—knowledge; brahma—transcendental; sanātanam—eternal.