sūta uvāca evaṁ niśamya bhagavān devarśer janma karma ca bhūyaḥ papraccha taṁ brahman vyāsaḥ satyavatī-sutaḥ
Synonyms
sūtaḥ uvāca—Suta said; evam—thus; niśamya—hearing; bhagavān—the powerful incarnation of God; devarṣeḥ—of the great sage amongst the gods; janma—birth; karma—work; ca—asked; bhūyaḥ—him; papraccha—oh the brahmins; tam—Vyasdeva; brahman—the son of Satyabati.
Translation
(Suta said) Thus hearing all about Sri Narada's birth and activities, Vyasa Deva the incarnation of God and son of Satyavati asked as follows oh the Brahmins.
Purport
Vyasdeva was further inquisitive to know about the perfection of Naradji and therefore he wanted to know about Him more and more. In this chapter Naradaji will describe how he was able to have flash of audience of the Lord while he was absorbed in the transcendental thought of separation from the Lord and when it was too much painful for him.