SB 8.24.56 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

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

Verse 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) ; nāvi āsīnaḥ — 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

While sitting in the boat, King Satyavrata, accompanied by the sages, listened without doubt to the instructions of the Supreme Lord in regard to ātmā and eternal Brahman.