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ŚB 10.56.9

Devanagari

श्रीशुक उवाच
निशम्य बालवचनं प्रहस्याम्बुजलोचन: ।
प्राह नासौ रविर्देव: सत्राजिन्मणिना ज्वलन् ॥ ९ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca
niśamya bāla-vacanaṁ
prahasyāmbuja-locanaḥ
prāha nāsau ravir devaḥ
satrājin maṇinā jvalan

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; niśamya — hearing; bāla — childish; vacanam — these words; prahasya — smiling broadly; ambuja — lotuslike; locanaḥ — He whose eyes; prāha — said; na — not; asau — this person; raviḥ devaḥ — the sun-god; satrājit — King Satrājit; maṇinā — because of his jewel; jvalan — glowing.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Hearing these innocent words, the lotus-eyed Lord smiled broadly and said, “This is not the sun-god, Ravi, but rather Satrājit, who is glowing because of his jewel.”