Canto 11, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 4 (SB 11.23.4)
SB 11.23.4 • मूल श्लोक

कथयन्ति महत्पुण्यमितिहासमिहोद्धव । तमहं वर्णयिष्यामि निबोध सुसमाहित: ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

kathayanti mahat puṇyam itihāsam ihoddhava tam ahaṁ varṇayiṣyāmi nibodha su-samāhitaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kathayanti — they tell; mahat — greatly; puṇyam — pious; itihāsam — story; iha — in this regard; uddhava — My dear Uddhava; tam — that; aham — I; varṇayiṣyāmi — will describe; nibodha — please listen; su-samāhitaḥ — with careful attention.

Translation

“My dear Uddhava, in this regard a most pious story is told, and I shall now describe it to you. Please listen with careful attention.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
The Lord will now relate to Uddhava a historical account which teaches how to tolerate the insults of others.