Canto 3, Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Verse 4 (SB 3.14.4)
SB 3.14.4 • मूल श्लोक

श्रद्दधानाय भक्ताय ब्रूहि तज्जन्मविस्तरम् । ऋषे न तृप्यति मन: परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

śraddadhānāya bhaktāya brūhi taj-janma-vistaram ṛṣe na tṛpyati manaḥ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

śraddadhānāya — unto a faithful person; bhaktāya — unto a devotee; brūhi — please narrate; tat — His; janma — appearance; vistaram — in detail; ṛṣe — O great sage; na — not; tṛpyati — become satisfied; manaḥ — mind; param — very much; kautūhalam — inquisitive; hi — certainly; me — my.

Translation

“My mind has become very inquisitive, and therefore I am not satisfied with hearing the narration of the Lord’s appearance. Please, therefore, speak more and more to a devotee who is faithful.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
One who is actually faithful and inquisitive is qualified to hear the transcendental pastimes of the appearance and disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vidura was a suitable candidate to receive such transcendental messages.