Śrī Śaunaka said: O Sūta, may you live a long life! O saintly one, best of speakers, please continue speaking to us. Indeed, only you can show men the path out of the ignorance in which they are wandering.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
शौनक उवाच । सूत जीव चिरं साधो वद नो वदतां वर । तमस्यपारे भ्रमतां नॄणां त्वं पारदर्शनः
śaunaka uvāca | sūta jīva ciraṃ sādho vada no vadatāṃ vara | tamasyapāre bhramatāṃ nṝṇāṃ tvaṃ pāradarśanaḥ
SB 12.8.1