Devanagari
कथयन्ति महत्पुण्यमितिहासमिहोद्धव ।
तमहं वर्णयिष्यामि निबोध सुसमाहित: ॥ ४ ॥
Verse text
kathayanti mahat puṇyam
itihāsam ihoddhava
tam ahaṁ varṇayiṣyāmi
nibodha su-samāhitaḥ
Synonyms
kathayanti
—
they tell
;
mahat
—
greatly
;
puṇyam
—
pious
;
itihāsam
—
story
;
iha
—
in this regard
;
uddhava
—
My dear Uddhava
;
tam
—
that
;
aham
—
I
;
varṇayiṣyāmi
—
will describe
;
nibodha
—
please listen
;
su-samāhitaḥ
—
with careful attention.
Translation
My dear Uddhava, in this regard a most pious story is told, and I shall now describe it to you. Please listen with careful attention.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O Uddhava! In this regard a most purifying story is told, and I shall now describe it to you. Please listen with attention.
Though we see that harsh words affect everyone, please hear a story which will render harsh words useless.
Purport
The Lord will now relate to Uddhava a historical account which teaches how to tolerate the insults of others.