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SB 11.23.4

Devanāgarī

कथयन्ति महत्पुण्यमितिहासमिहोद्धव । तमहं वर्णयिष्यामि निबोध सुसमाहित: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

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.

Purport

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