CHAPTER TWO

Divinity and Divine Service

TEXT 1

Qa Sara
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vydsa uvaca
iti samprasna-samhrsto
vipranam raumaharsanih
pratipiijya vacas tesam
pravaktum upacakrame

vyasah uvaca—Vyasa said; iti—thus; samprasna—perfect inquires;
samhrstah—perfectly satisfied; vipranam—of the sages there; raumahar-
sanih—the son of Romaharsana, namely Ugrasrava; pratipujya—after thank-
ing them; vacah—words; tesam—their; pravaktum—to reply to them;
upacakrame—attempted.

TRANSLATION

Ugrasrava [Sita Gosvami], the son of Romaharsana, being pleased with
the questions of the brahmanas, thanked them and attempted to reply.

PURPORT

The sages of Naimisaranya asked Sita Gosvami six questions, and so he
is answering them one by one.

TEXT 2

ad vara
q yang
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