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