Text 30] Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami 1019

aat fae eam: faeista
weld ates | aa RANI

sa visnu-rato ’tithaya agataya
tasmai saparyam sirasajahara

tato nivrtta hy abudhah striyo ’rbhaka
mahasane sopavivesa pujitah

sah—he;visnu-ratah— Maharaja Pariksit (who is always protected by Lord
Visnu); atithaye—to become a guest; agataya—one who arrived there;
tasmai—unto him; saparyam—with the whole body; sirasa—with bowed
head; ajahara—offered obeisances; tatah—thereafter; nivrttah-- ceased; hi—
certainly ;abudhah—less intelligent; striyah —women ;arbhakah —boys; maha-
asane—exalted seat; sa—he; upavivesa—sat down; pijitah—-being respected.

TRANSLATION

Maharaja Pariksit, who is also known as Visnurata [one who is always
protected by Visnu], bowed his head to receive the chief guest, Sukadeva
Gosvami. At that time all the ignorant women and boys ceased following
Srila Sukadeva. Receiving respect from all, Sukadeva Gosvami took his
exalted seat.

PURPORT

On Sukadeva Gosvami’s arrival at the meeting, everyone, except Srila
Vyasadeva, Narada and a few others, stood up, and Maharaja Pariksit, who
was glad to receive a great devotee of the Lord, bowed down before him
with all the limbs of his body. Sukadeva Gosvami also exchanged the
greetings and reception by embrace, shaking of hands, nodding and bowing
down, especially before his father and Narada Muni. Thus he was offered
the presidential seat at the meeting. When he was so received by the king
and sages, the street boys and less intelligent women who followed him
were struck with wonder and fear. So they retired from their frivolous ac-
tivities, and everything was full of gravity and calm.

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