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ŚB 10.64.7

Devanagari

पप्रच्छ विद्वानपि तन्निदानं
जनेषु विख्यापयितुं मुकुन्द: ।
कस्त्वं महाभाग वरेण्यरूपो
देवोत्तमं त्वां गणयामि नूनम् ॥ ७ ॥

Text

papraccha vidvān api tan-nidānaṁ
janeṣu vikhyāpayituṁ mukundaḥ
kas tvaṁ mahā-bhāga vareṇya-rūpo
devottamaṁ tvāṁ gaṇayāmi nūnam

Synonyms

papraccha — He asked; vidvān — well aware; api — although; tat — of this; nidānam — the cause; janeṣu — among people in general; vikhyāpayitum — to make it known; mukundaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; kaḥ — who; tvam — you; mahā-bhāga — O fortunate one; vareṇya — excellent; rūpaḥ — whose form; deva-uttamam — an exalted demigod; tvām — You; gaṇayāmi — I should consider; nūnam — certainly.

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa understood the situation, but to inform people in general He inquired as follows: “Who are you, O greatly fortunate one? Seeing your excellent form, I think you must surely be an exalted demigod.