ŚB 9.1.28
Devanagari
श्रीराजोवाच
कथमेवं गुणो देश: केन वा भगवन् कृत: ।
प्रश्नमेनं समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि न: ॥ २८ ॥
कथमेवं गुणो देश: केन वा भगवन् कृत: ।
प्रश्नमेनं समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि न: ॥ २८ ॥
Text
śrī-rājovāca
katham evaṁ guṇo deśaḥ
kena vā bhagavan kṛtaḥ
praśnam enaṁ samācakṣva
paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ
katham evaṁ guṇo deśaḥ
kena vā bhagavan kṛtaḥ
praśnam enaṁ samācakṣva
paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ
Synonyms
śrī-rājā uvāca — Mahārāja Parīkṣit said; katham — how; evam — this; guṇaḥ — quality; deśaḥ — the country; kena — why; vā — either; bhagavan — O most powerful; kṛtaḥ — it was so done; praśnam — question; enam — this; samācakṣva — just deliberate; param — very much; kautūhalam — eagerness; hi — indeed; naḥ — our.
Translation
Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: O most powerful brāhmaṇa, why was this place so empowered, and who made it so powerful? Kindly answer this question, for I am very eager to hear about this.