316 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 6

aho—all glory to; devarsih—the sage of the gods; dhanyah—all success;
ayam-yat—one who; kirtim—glories; sarngadhanvanah—of the Personality
of Godhead; ga@yan—singing; mddyan—taking pleasure in; idam—this;
tantrya—by means of the instrument; ramayati—enlivens; aturam—dis-
tressed; jagat—world.

TRANSLATION

All glory and success to Srila Narada Muni because he glorifies the
activities of the Personality of Godhead, and so doing he himself takes
pleasure and also enlivens all the distressed souls of the universe.

PURPORT

Sri Narada Muni plays on his instrument to glorify the transcendental
activities of the Lord and to give relief to all miserable living entities of the
universe. No one is happy here within the universe, and what is felt as
happiness is maya’s illusion. The illusory energy of the Lord is so strong
that even the hog who lives on filthy stool feels happy. No one can be
truly happy within the material world. Srila Narada Muni, in order to
enlighten the miserable inhabitants, wanders everywhere. His mission is to
get them back home, back to Godhead. That is the mission of all genuine
devotees of the Lord following the footsteps of that great sage.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Sixth Chapter,
of Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “Conversation Between Narada and
Vyasa.”
