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Canto 4, Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Verse 23 (SB 4.31.23)
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SB 4.31.23 • मूल श्लोक

मैत्रेय उवाच इति प्रचेतसो राजन्नन्याश्च भगवत्कथा: । श्रावयित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ स्वायम्भुवो मुनि: ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

maitreyaḥ uvāca — Maitreya said; iti — thus; pracetasaḥ — the Pracetās; rājan — O King; anyāḥ — others; ca — also; bhagavat-kathāḥ — topics about the relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śrāvayitvā — after instructing; brahma-lokam — to Brahmaloka; yayau — went back; svāyambhuvaḥ — the son of Lord Brahmā; muniḥ — the 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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.