SB 6.14.22

Devanāgarī

एवं विकल्पितो राजन् विदुषा मुनिनापि स: । प्रश्रयावनतोऽभ्याह प्रजाकामस्ततो मुनिम् ॥ २२ ॥

Text

evaṁ vikalpito rājan viduṣā munināpi saḥ praśrayāvanato ’bhyāha prajā-kāmas tato munim

Synonyms

evam—thus;vikalpitaḥ—questioned;rājan—O King Parīkṣit;viduṣā—greatly learned;muninā—by the philosopher;api—although;saḥ—he (King Citraketu);praśraya-avanataḥ—being bent low due to humility;abhyāha—replied;prajā-kāmaḥ—desiring offspring;tataḥ—thereafter;munim—to the great sage.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, although the great sage Aṅgirā knew everything, he inquired from the King in this way. Thus King Citraketu, desiring a son, bent low in great humility and spoke to the great sage as follows.

Purport