Chapter Twenty-two Śrī Nāradopākhyāna The Story of Śrī Nārada

2 verses

IAST

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.

IAST

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; ca—