Chapter Twenty-two Śrī Nāradopākhyāna The Story of Śrī Nārada

2 verses

Verse text

śrī-bhagavān uvāca kasmai deyam idaṁ guhyaṁ rāga-rūpaṁ manoharam buddhyā vicārayann itthaṁ gandharva-nagaraṁ yayau

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavān uvāca the Supreme Personality of Godhead said ; kasmai to whom? ; deyam should be guiven ; idam this ; guhyam secret ; rāga-rūpam of the rāgas ; manoharam beautiful ; buddhyā with intelligence ; vicārayan considering ; ittham thus ; gandharva-nagaram to the city of the gandharvas ; yayau went.

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Thinking, to whom should I give this beautiful and secret knowledge of music?", Nārada went to the city of the gandharvas.

Verse text

tumburuṁ nāma gandharvaṁ kṛtvā śiṣyaṁ sa nāradaḥ kalaṁ jagau mad-guṇāṁś ca vīṇā-vādya-parāyaṇaḥ

Synonyms

tumburum Tumburu ; nāma named ; gandharvam the gandharva ; kṛtvā making ; śiṣyam disciple ; sa he ; nāradaḥ Nārada ; kalam sweetly ; jagau sang ; mad-guṇān My virtues