Sanatkumara Samhita

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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...

Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:

श्री-नारद उवाच <इ>त्वत्तो वेदितुम् इच्छामि नैत्तिकं चरितं हरेः
तत् तदा ब्रूहि मे देवि यदि योग्यो ऽस्मि शोभने

śrī-nārada uvāca tvatto veditum icchāmi naittikaṃ caritaṃ hareḥ
tat tadā brūhi me devi yadi yogyo 'smi śobhane

Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:

śrī-nārada uvāca—Śrī Nārada said; tvattaḥ—from you; veditum—to learn; icchāmi—I desire; naittikam—daily; caritam—activities; hareḥ—of Lord Hari; tat—that; tadāthen; brūhi—please tell; me—to me; deviO goddess; yadi—if; yogyaḥ—suitable; asmi—I am; śobhane—O beautiful one.

English translation of verse:

Śrī Nārada said: I have come to learn from you of Lord Hari's daily activities. O beautiful goddess, if I am qualified to hear of them, please tell them to me.

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