224 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 18
artha-vat—meaningful; sabhajayan san—praising; nibhrtena cetasa —
with great pleasure; jag@da—replied; satraéyana—O Saunaka; sarva-
darsanah—who is aware of everything.
TRANSLATION

Sri Sata Gosvami said: O great sage Saunaka, after hearing
Maharaja Pariksit speak respectfully and briefly on topics essential
to hear, Sukadeva Gosvami, who was well aware of everything,
praised his endeavor with great pleasure and replied.

PURPORT

Maharaja Pariksit’s question was very much appreciated by Sukadeva
Gosvami because although it was composed of a small number of words,
it contained meaningful inquiries about how the sons of Diti, although
born as demons, became demigods. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
stresses that even though Diti was very envious, her heart was purified
because of a devotional attitude. Another significant topic is that al-
though Kasyapa Muni was a learned scholar and was advanced in
spiritual consciousness, he nonetheless fell a victim to the inducement of
his beautiful wife. All these questions were posed in a small number of
words, and therefore Sukadeva Gosvami very much appreciated
Maharaja Pariksit’s inquiry.

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Sri-Suka uvdca
hata-putra ditih sakra-
parsni-grahena visnuna
manyun4 soka-diptena
jvalanti paryacintayat

sri-Sukah uvadca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; hata-putra —whose

sons were killed; ditih—Diti; sakra-pdrsni-grahena—who was helping
