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SB 8.24.56

Devanāgarī

अश्रौषीद‍ृषिभि: साकमात्मतत्त्वमसंशयम् । नाव्यासीनो भगवता प्रोक्तं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ ५६ ॥

Text

aśrauṣīd ṛṣibhiḥ sākam ātma-tattvam asaṁśayam nāvy āsīno bhagavatā proktaṁ brahma sanātanam

Synonyms

aśrauṣīt—he heard;ṛṣibhiḥ—the great saintly persons;sākam—with;ātma-tattvam—the science of self-realization;asaṁśayam—without any doubt (because it was spoken by the Supreme Lord);nāviāsīnaḥ—sitting in the boat;bhagavatā—by the Supreme Personality of Godhead;proktam—explained;brahma—all transcendental literatures;sanātanam—eternally existing.

Translation

While sitting in the boat, King Satyavrata, accompanied by the great saintly persons, listened to the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in regard to self-realization. These instructions were all from the eternal Vedic literature [brahma]. Thus the King and sages had no doubt about the Absolute Truth.

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