Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.31.23
मैत्रेय उवाच
इति प्रचेतसो राजन्नन्याश्च भगवत्कथा: ।
श्रावयित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ स्वायम्भुवो मुनि: ॥ २३ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
iti pracetaso rājann
[iti prachetaso raajann]
anyāś ca bhagavat-kathāḥ
[anyaash cha bhagavat-kathaah]
śrāvayitvā brahma-lokaṁ
[shraavayitvaa brahma-lokam]
yayau svāyambhuvo muniḥ
[yayau svaayambhuvo munih]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
Maitreya said
iti
—
thus
pracetasaḥ
—
the Pracetās
rājan
—
O King
anyāḥ
—
others
ca
—
also
bhagavat-kathāḥ
—
topics about the relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
śrāvayitvā
—
after instructing
brahma-lokam
—
to Brahmaloka
yayau
—
went back
svāyambhuvaḥ
—
the son of Lord Brahmā
muniḥ
—
the great sage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ uvāca
Maitreya said
iti pracetaso rājann
iti
thus
pracetasaḥ
the Pracetās
rājan
O King
anyāś ca bhagavat-kathāḥ
anyāḥ
others
ca
also
bhagavat-kathāḥ
topics about the relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
śrāvayitvā brahma-lokaṁ
śrāvayitvā
after instructing
brahma-lokam
to Brahmaloka
yayau svāyambhuvo muniḥ
yayau
went back
svāyambhuvaḥ
the son of Lord Brahmā
muniḥ
the great sage.
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear King Vidura, Śrī Nārada Muni, the son of Lord Brahmā, thus described all these relationships with the Supreme Personality of Godhead to the Pracetās. Afterward, he returned to Brahmaloka.
Purport
One has to hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from a pure devotee. The Pracetās got this opportunity from the great sage Nārada, who told them of the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: O King! After having the Pracetās heard other the topics related to the Lord, Nārada, the son of Brahmā, departed for Brahmaloka.
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Personal Guidance
Nārada described all these relationships to the Pracetās, then returned to Brahmaloka. The teaching ends and the teacher returns home; the student now lives with what was given.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I refusing to integrate teaching alone after the teacher has gone?
- What does it mean that great teachers don't linger after the lesson?
My note
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