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Chapter 12: Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Verse 40 of 51
SB 4.12.40

महिमानं विलोक्यास्य नारदो भगवानृषिः आतोद्यं वितुदञ्श्लोकान्सत्रे ऽगायत्प्रचेतसाम्

mahimānaṁ vilokyāsya nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ ātodyaṁ vitudañ ślokān satre 'gāyat pracetasām

Synonyms

mahimānam—glories; vilokya—observing; asya—of Dhruva Mahārāja; nāradaḥ—the great sage Nārada; bhagavān—equally as exalted like the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ṛṣiḥ—the saint; ātodyam—the stringed instrument, vīṇā; vitudan—playing on; ślokān—verses; satre—in the sacrificial arena; agāyat—chanted; pracetasām—of the Pracetās..

Translation

After observing the glories of Dhruva Mahārāja, the great sage Nārada, playing his vīṇā, went to the sacrificial arena of the Pracetās and very happily chanted the following three verses.

Purport

The great sage Nārada was the spiritual master of Dhruva Mahārāja. Certainly he was very glad to see Dhruva's glories. As a father is very happy to see the son's advancement in every respect, so the spiritual master is very happy to observe the ascendancy of his disciple.

Verse 40 of 51