Text 6] Narada Instructs the Pracetas 1561

TRANSLATION

All the Pracetas began to address the great sage Narada: O great sage, O
brahmana, we hope you met with no disturbances while coming here. It is
due to our great fortune that we are now able tosee you. By the traveling
of the sun, people are relieved from the fear of the darkness of night—a
fear brought about by thieves and rogues. Similarly, your traveling is like
the sun’s, for you drive away all kinds of fear.

PURPORT

Because of the night’s darkness, everyone is afraid of rogues and thieves,
especially in great cities. People are often afraid to go out on the streets,
and we understand that even in a great city like New York people do not
like to go out at night. More or less, when it is night, everyone is afraid,
either in the city or in the village. However, as soon as the sun rises, every-
one is relieved. Similarly, this material world is dark by nature. Everyone
is afraid of danger at every moment, but when one sees a devotee like
Narada, all fear is relieved. Just as the sun disperses darkness, the appearance
of a great sage like Narada disperses ignorance. When one meets Narada or
his representative, a spiritual master, he is freed from all anxiety brought
about by ignorance.

TEXT 6

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yad adistam bhagavata
Sivenadhoksajena ca

tad grhesu prasaktanain
prayasah ksapitam prabho

yat—what; ddistam—was instructed; bhagavata—by the exalted per-
sonality; sivena—Lord Siva; adhoksajena—by Lord Visnu; ca—also; tat—
that; grhesu—to family affairs; prasaktanam—by us who were too much
attached; prayasah—almost; ksapitam—forgotten; prabho—O master.

TRANSLATION

O master, may we inform you that because of our being overly attached
to family affairs, we almost forgot the instructions we received from Lord

Siva and Lord Visnu.
