Shloka 45
The Prayers of the Personified Vedas (Śruti-stuti) and the Indescribable Absolute
श्रीशुक उवाच एवं स ऋषिणादिष्टं गृहीत्वा श्रद्धयात्मवान् । पूर्ण: श्रुतधरो राजन्नाह वीरव्रतो मुनि: ॥ ४५ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca evaṁ sa ṛṣiṇādiṣṭaṁ gṛhītvā śraddhayātmavān pūrṇaḥ śruta-dharo rājann āha vīra-vrato muniḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus instructed by Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, the self-possessed sage Nārada, whose vow is heroic, accepted the order with firm faith. O King, keeping what he had heard within his heart and having attained his purpose, he replied to the Lord as follows.
FAQs
This verse highlights that a self-controlled sage receives the ṛṣi’s instruction with śraddhā, implying that faithful acceptance of spiritual guidance is foundational for properly assimilating transcendental knowledge.
Śukadeva is narrating the unfolding dialogue and directly keeps Parīkṣit engaged, marking the verse as part of the continuous teacher–disciple transmission of Bhagavata wisdom.
Hear regularly with attention, receive teachings with faith, and reflect before speaking—this verse links faithful reception and inner discipline with becoming steady in what one has heard.