स्वायम्भुव कया वृत्त्या वर्तितं ते परं वयः कथं चेदमुदस्राक्षीः काले प्राप्ते कलेवरम्
svāyambhuva kayā vṛttyā vartitaṁ te paraṁ vayaḥ kathaṁ cedam udasrākṣīḥ kāle prāpte kalevaram
Synonyms
svāyambhuva—O son of Brahmā; kayā—under what condition; vṛttyā—occupation; vartitam—was spent; te—you; param—after the initiation; vayaḥ—duration of life; katham—how; cedam—how that; udasrākṣīḥ—did you quit; kāla—in due course; prāpte—having attained; kalevaram—body..
Translation
O son of Brahmā, how did you pass your life after initiation, and how did you attain this body, having quit your old one in due course?
Purport
Śrī Nārada Muni in his previous life was just an ordinary maidservant's son, so how he became so perfectly transformed into the spiritual body of eternal life, bliss and knowledge was certainly important. Śrī Vyāsadeva desired him to disclose the facts for everyone's satisfaction.