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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.9.38

శ్రద్ధాయ వాక్యం దేవర్షేర్హర్షవేగేన ధర్షిత: వార్తాహర్తురతిప్రీతో హారం ప్రాదాన్మహాధనమ్ ॥ ౩౮ ॥
śraddhāya vākyaṁ devarṣer
[shraddhaaya vaakyam devarsher]
harṣa-vegena dharṣitaḥ
[harsha-vegena dharshitah]
vārtā-hartur atiprīto
[vaartaa-hartur atipreeto]
hāraṁ prādān mahā-dhanam
[haaram praadaan mahaa-dhanam]
śraddhāya — keeping faith vākyam — in the words devarṣeḥ — of the great sage Nārada harṣa-vegena — by great satisfaction dharṣitaḥ — overwhelmed vārtā-hartuḥ — with the messenger who brought the news atiprītaḥ — being very satisfied hāram — a pearl necklace prādāt — offered mahā-dhanam — very valuable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śraddhāya vākyaṁ devarṣer
śraddhāya
keeping faith
vākyam
in the words
devarṣeḥ
of the great sage Nārada
harṣa-vegena dharṣitaḥ
harṣa-vegena
by great satisfaction
dharṣitaḥ
overwhelmed
vārtā-hartur atiprīto
vārtā-hartuḥ
with the messenger who brought the news
atiprītaḥ
being very satisfied
hāraṁ prādān mahā-dhanam
hāram
a pearl necklace
prādāt
offered
mahā-dhanam
very valuable.
Although he could not believe the words of the messenger, he had full faith in the word of the great sage Nārada. Thus he was greatly overwhelmed by the news, and he immediately offered the messenger a highly valuable necklace in great satisfaction.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
But believing the words of Nārada, overwhelmed with an outburst of joy, greatly pleased, he gave a valuable necklace to the bearer of the news. Nārada had said that his would return soon.
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