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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.1
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- iti bhāgavataḥ pṛṣṭaḥ
- kṣattrā vārtāṁ priyāśrayām
- prativaktuṁ na cotseha
- autkaṇṭhyāt smāriteśvaraḥ
śrīŚrī Śukadeva said-śukaḥŚrī Śukadeva said uvācaŚrī Śukadeva said — Śrī Śukadeva said; itithus — thus; bhāgavataḥthe great devotee — the great devotee; pṛṣṭaḥbeing asked — being asked; kṣattrāby Vidura — by Vidura; vārtāmmessage — message; priyaregarding the dearest-āśrayāmregarding the dearest — regarding the dearest; prativaktumto reply — to reply; nanot — not; caalso — also; utsehebecame eager — became eager; autkaṇṭhyātby excessive anxiety — by excessive anxiety; smāritaremembrance — remembrance; īśvaraḥthe Lord — the Lord.
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When the great devotee Uddhava was asked by Vidura to speak on the messages of the dearest [Lord Kṛṣṇa], Uddhava was unable to answer immediately due to excessive anxiety at the remembrance of the Lord.