[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 2.5.9 # Bhagavatapurana 2.5.9 Bhāgavatapurāṇa 2.5.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.5.9) /0 brahmovāca samyak kāruṇikasyedaṃ vatsa te vicikitsitam / yadahaṃ coditaḥ saumya bhagavadvīryadarśane // > 9. Brahma said:—My child, thou hast shewn thy love (to me in thus asking me); laudable is this enquiry made by thee that art compassionate (by nature to all beings)—I am pleased with thee that I am, O Gentle child, thus, (by thy questions) led to unfold (proclaim) the nature (glorious power) of the Perfect Being (Bhagavan.) > — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam - [Previous: 2.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.5.8) - [Next: 2.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.5.10) - [Up: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.5) ## Translations (2) - [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.2.5.p10) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.2.5.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṣaṭsandarbha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.sampradaya.vaisnava.gaudiya.siddhanta.satsandarbha.1.24.44) — Jīva Gosvāmin 1555, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.2.5.9) · Pramāṇa