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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 5]
TRANSLATION
Kindly chant all those superhuman transcendental activities of the supreme controller, the Personality of Godhead, who accepted incarnations fully equipped with all potency for the full manifestation and maintenance of the cosmic creation.
PURPORT
Vidura was undoubtedly very eager to hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa in particular, but he was overwhelmed because Lord Kṛṣṇa had just passed away from the visible world. He therefore wanted to hear about Him in His  puruṣa  incarnations, which He manifests with full potencies for the creation and maintenance of the cosmic world. The activities of the  puruṣa  incarnations are but an extension of the activities of the Lord. This hint was given by Vidura to Maitreya because Maitreya could not decide which part of the activities of Lord Kṛṣṇa should be chanted.
TEXT 17
श्रीशुक उवाच
स एवं भगवान् पृष्ठः क्षत्रा कौषारवो मुनिः । पुंसां निःश्रेयसार्थेन तमाह बहु मानयन् ॥१७॥
śrī śuka uvāca sa evam bhagavān pṛṣṭaḥ kṣattrā kauṣāravo muniḥ pumṣām niḥśreyasārthena tam āha bahu-mānayan
śrī śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;  saḥ —he;  evam —this;  bhagavān —the great sage;  pṛṣṭaḥ —being requested;  kṣattrā —by Vidura;  kauṣāravaḥ —Maitreya;  muniḥ —the great sage;  pumṣām —for all people;  niḥśreyasa —for the greatest welfare;  arthena —for that;  tam —unto him;  āha —narrated;  bahu —greatly;  mānayan —honored.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The great sage Maitreya Muni, after honoring Vidura very greatly, began to speak, at Vidura's request, for the greatest welfare of all people.