Devanagari
एकदा नारदो लोकान् पर्यटन् भगवत्प्रिय: ।
सनातनमृषिं द्रष्टुं ययौ नारायणाश्रमम् ॥ ५ ॥
Verse text
ekadā nārado lokān
paryaṭan bhagavat-priyaḥ
sanātanam ṛṣiṁ draṣṭuṁ
yayau nārāyaṇāśramam
Synonyms
ekadā
—
once
;
nāradaḥ
—
Nārada Muni
;
lokān
—
the worlds
;
paryaṭan
—
traveling about
;
bhagavat
—
of the Supreme Lord
;
priyaḥ
—
the beloved
;
sanātanam
—
primeval
;
ṛṣim
—
the divine sage
;
draṣṭum
—
to see
;
yayau
—
went
;
nārāyaṇa
—
āśramam — to the hermitage of Lord Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi .
Translation
Once, while traveling among the various planets of the universe, the Lord’s beloved devotee Nārada went to visit the primeval sage Nārāyaṇa at His āśrama.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Once, while traveling among the various planets of the universe, the Lord's beloved devotee Nārada went to visit the primeval sage Nārāyaṇa at His āśrama.
KB 10.87.5
Once when Nārada, the great devotee and ascetic among the demigods, was traveling among different planets, he desired to meet the ascetic Nārāyaṇa personally in Badarīkāśrama and offer Him respects.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Narada went to see the eternally liberated (sanatanam) Narayana Rsi (son of Dharma).
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Nārāyaṇa was the eternal Supreme Lord, son of Dharma (ṛṣim). Nārada went to his place in Badrikāśrama.
Purport (Sanatana Goswami)
When, where and how did the conversation take place? Four verses describe this. Nārada at some time with an opportunity for mercy (ekadā) or with an eagerness to hear, went to the sage’s hermitage, after wandering in all the worlds. Why? He did it to please the Lord, by hearing and glorifying the Lord (bhagavat-priyaḥ).
aho devarṣir dhanyo ’yaṁ yat-kīrtiṁ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ |
gāyan mādyann idaṁ tantryā ramayaty āturaṁ jagat ||
Oh! Nārada is most fortunate because, singing and rejoicing in the glories of Kṛṣṇa with his vīṇa, he gives bliss to the suffering world. SB 1.6.38
Therefore he went to Nārāyaṇa who was the first sage (sanātanam). Or he went to see the eternal (sanātanam) Lord in the form of a sage (ṛṣim).