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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.13.40

కర్ణధార ఇవాపారే భగవాన్ పారదర్శక: । అథాబభాషే భగవాన్ నారదో మునిసత్తమ: ॥ ౪౦ ॥
karṇadhāra ivāpāre
[karnadhaara ivaapaare]
bhagavān pāra-darśakaḥ
[bhagavaan paara-darshakah]
athābabhāṣe bhagavān
[athaababhaashe bhagavaan]
nārado muni-sattamaḥ
[naarado muni-sattamah]
karṇa-dhāraḥ — captain of the ship iva — like apāre — in the extensive oceans bhagavān — representative of the Lord pāra-darśakaḥ — one who can give directions to the other side atha — thus ābabhāṣe — began to say bhagavān — the godly personality nāradaḥ — the great sage Nārada muni-sat-tamaḥ — the greatest among the devotee philosophers.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
karṇadhāra ivāpāre
karṇa-dhāraḥ
captain of the ship
iva
like
apāre
in the extensive oceans
bhagavān pāra-darśakaḥ
bhagavān
representative of the Lord
pāra-darśakaḥ
one who can give directions to the other side
athābabhāṣe bhagavān
atha
thus
ābabhāṣe
began to say
bhagavān
the godly personality
nārado muni-sattamaḥ
nāradaḥ
the great sage Nārada
muni-sat-tamaḥ
the greatest among the devotee philosophers.
You are like a captain of a ship in a great ocean and you can direct us to our destination. Thus addressed, the godly personality, Devarṣi Nārada, greatest of the philosopher devotees, began to speak.

There are different types of philosophers, and the greatest of all of them are those who have seen the Personality of Godhead and have surrendered themselves in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Among all such pure devotees of the Lord, Devarṣi Nārada is the chief, and therefore he has been described herein as the greatest of all philosopher devotees. Unless one has become a sufficiently learned philosopher by hearing the Vedānta philosophy from a bona fide spiritual master, one cannot be a learned philosopher devotee. One must be very faithful, learned and renounced, otherwise one cannot be a pure devotee. A pure devotee of the Lord can give us direction towards the other end of nescience. Devarṣi Nārada used to visit the palace of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira because the Pāṇḍavas were all pure devotees of the Lord, and the Devarṣi was always ready to give them good counsel whenever needed.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O master! I do not know the destination of my uncles. Where did they go from there? Where did my austere aunt, grieving for her dead sons, go? You are like a pilot for crossing the ocean of grief; you can see the other side.” Then Lord Nārada the best of sages spoke.
Commentary

Apāre means “in the ocean of grief.” Since you are the Lord, you know everything. Please tell me.

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