Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 6
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
श्रीसूत उवाच एवं परीक्षिता राज्ञा सदसि ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । पृष्ट: प्रोवाच भगवाञ्छुक: परमधर्मवित् ॥ ६ ॥
śrī-sūta uvāca evaṁ parīkṣitā rājñā sadasi brahma-vādinām pṛṣṭaḥ provāca bhagavāñ chukaḥ parama-dharma-vit
Sūta Gosvāmī nói: Khi Mahārāja Parīkṣit thỉnh hỏi như vậy giữa hội chúng các bậc học giả thông hiểu Veda, thì Śukadeva Gosvāmī—bậc thấu triệt tối thượng về dharma—liền bắt đầu thuyết giảng.
FAQs
Sūta Gosvāmī narrates that King Parīkṣit has questioned Śukadeva Gosvāmī in an assembly of learned sages, and Śukadeva begins to answer.
Because he knows and teaches the highest dharma—pure devotion and the ultimate spiritual duty—making his answers authoritative for seekers.
It emphasizes learning through sincere questions in saintly association and receiving guidance from realized teachers on the highest principles of dharma.