श्रीभगवानुवाच ।भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः ।यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया ॥
śrībhagavān uvāca | bhūya eva mahābāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ | yat te 'haṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā ||
- श्रीभगवान् · śrībhagavān
- the Blessed Lord
- उवाच · uvāca
- said
- भूयः एव · bhūyaḥ eva
- once more
- महाबाहो · mahābāho
- O mighty-armed one
- शृणु · śṛṇu
- hear
- परमम् वचः · paramam vacaḥ
- the supreme word
- प्रीयमाणाय · prīyamāṇāya
- to you who are beloved, who take delight
- हितकाम्यया · hitakāmyayā
- desiring your welfare
“The Blessed Lord said: Once more, O mighty-armed one, hear my supreme word — which I shall speak to you, my beloved, desiring your welfare.”
— Original plain-language translation
Affection opens the chapter on divine glories: more is given because delight is seen in the hearer. Teaching here is an act of care, not mere instruction. The glories that follow are food for meditation.
— Reader's notes (original)