सूत उवाच अथ तं सुखमासीन उपासीनं बृहच्छ्रवाः देवर्षिः प्राह विप्रर्षिं वीणापाणिः स्मयन्निव
sūta uvāca atha taṁ sukham āsīna upāsīnaṁ bṛhac-chravāḥ devarṣiḥ prāha viprarṣiṁ vīṇā-pāṇiḥ smayann iva
Synonyms
sūtaḥ—Sūta; uvāca—said; atha—therefore; tam—him; sukham āsīnaḥ—comfortably seated; upāsīnam—unto one sitting nearby; bṛhat-śravāḥ—greatly respected; devarṣiḥ—the great ṛṣi among the gods; prāha—said; viprarṣim—unto the ṛṣi among the brāhmaṇas; vīṇā-pāṇiḥ—one who carries a vīṇā in his hand; smayan iva—apparently smiling..
Translation
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus the sage among the gods [Nārada], comfortably seated and apparently smiling, addressed the ṛṣi amongst the brāhmaṇas [Vedavyāsa].
Purport
Nārada was smiling because he well knew the great sage Vedavyāsa and the cause of his disappointment. As he will explain gradually, Vyāsadeva's disappointment was due to insufficiency in presenting the science of devotional service. Nārada knew the defect, and it was confirmed by the position of Vyāsa.