Text 4] Conversation Between Narada and Vyasa 283

svayambhuva kaya urttya
vartitam te pararh vayah

katham cedam udasrak sth
kale prapte kalevaram

svadyambhuva—O son of Brahma; kayd—under what condition; uvrttya—
occupation; vartitam—was spent; te—you; param—after the initiation;
vayah—duration of life; katham—how; cedam—how that: udasraksih—did
you quit; kala—in due course; prapte—having attained; kalevaram—body.

TRANSLATION

O son of Brahma, how did you pass your life after initiation, and how
did you attain this body, having quit your old one in due course?

PURPORT

Sri Narada Muni in his previous life was just an ordinary maidservant’s
son, so how he became so perfectly transformed into the spiritual body of
eternal life, bliss and knowledge was certainly important. Sri Vyasadeva
desired him to disclose the facts for everyone’s satisfaction.

TEXT 4

waren sft a aaa |
TOT ATTaHS TT aafaTHfa: Iv I

prak kalpa-visaydm etam
smrtim te muni-sattama

na hy esa vyavadhat kala
esa sarva-nirakrtih

prak—prior; kalpa—the duration of Brahma’s day; visayam—subject
matter; efam—all these; smrtim—remembrance; te—your; muni-sattama—O
great sage; na—not; hi—certainly; esah—all these; vyavadhat—made any
difference; kalah—course of time; esah—all these; sarva—all; nirakrtih—
annihilation.

TRANSLATION
O great sage, time annihilates everything in due course, so how is it

that this subject matter, which happened prior to this day of Brahma, is
still fresh in your memory, undisturbed by time?
