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SB 4.13.5

Devanāgarī

यास्ता देवर्षिणा तत्र वर्णिता भगवत्कथा: । मह्यं शुश्रूषवे ब्रह्मन् कार्त्स्‍न्येनाचष्टुमर्हसि ॥ ५ ॥

Text

yās tā devarṣiṇā tatra varṇitā bhagavat-kathāḥ mahyaṁ śuśrūṣave brahman kārtsnyenācaṣṭum arhasi

Synonyms

yāḥ—which;tāḥ—all those;devarṣiṇā—by the great sage Nārada;tatra—there;varṇitāḥ—narrated;bhagavat-kathāḥ—preachings pertaining to the activities of the Lord;mahyam—unto me;śuśrūṣave—very eager to hear;brahman—my dearbrāhmaṇa;kārtsnyena—fully;ācaṣṭumarhasi—kindly explain.

Translation

My dear brāhmaṇa, how did Nārada Muni glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and what pastimes were described in that meeting? I am very eager to hear of them. Kindly explain fully about that glorification of the Lord.

Purport

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the record of bhagavat-kathā, topics about the pastimes of the Lord. What Vidura was anxious to hear from Maitreya we can also hear five thousand years later, provided we are very eager.
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