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Chapter 31: Nārada Instructs the Pracetās

Verse 23 of 31
SB 4.31.23

मैत्रेय उवाच इति प्रचेतसो राजन्नन्याश्च भगवत्कथाः श्रावयित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ स्वायम्भुवो मुनिः

maitreya uvāca iti pracetaso rājann anyāś ca bhagavat-kathāḥ śrāvayitvā brahma-lokaṁ yayau svāyambhuvo muniḥ

Synonyms

maitreyaḥ uvācaMaitreya said; itithus; pracetasaḥthe Pracetās; rājanO King; anyāḥothers; caalso; bhagavat-kathāḥtopics about the relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śrāvayitvāafter instructing; brahma-lokamto Brahmaloka; yayauwent back; svāyambhuvaḥthe son of Lord Brahmā; muniḥthe great sage..

Translation

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear King Vidura, Śrī Nārada Muni, the son of Lord Brahmā, thus described all these relationships with the Supreme Personality of Godhead to the Pracetās. Afterward, he returned to Brahmaloka.

Purport

One has to hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from a pure devotee. The Pracetās got this opportunity from the great sage Nārada, who told them of the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees.

Verse 23 of 31