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CC Antya 19.70

Text

iti bruvāṇaṁ viduraṁ vinītaṁ
sahasra-śīrṣṇaś caraṇopadhānam
prahṛṣṭa-romā bhagavat-kathāyāṁ
praṇīyamāno munir abhyacaṣṭa

Synonyms

iti — thus; bruvāṇam — speaking; viduram — to Vidura; vinītam — submissive; sahasra-śīrṣṇaḥ — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; caraṇa-upadhānam — the resting pillow for the legs; prahṛṣṭa-romā — whose hairs on the body were standing; bhagavat-kathāyām — in topics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; praṇīyamānaḥ — being induced; muniḥ — the great sage Maitreya; abhyacaṣṭa — began to speak.

Translation

“When submissive Vidura, the resting place of the legs of Lord Kṛṣṇa, had thus spoken to Maitreya, Maitreya began speaking, his hair standing on end due to the transcendental pleasure of discussing topics concerning Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

Purport

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.13.5).