ŚB 1.6.3
Devanagari
स्वायम्भुव कया वृत्त्या वर्तितं ते परं वय: ।
कथं चेदमुदस्राक्षी: काले प्राप्ते कलेवरम् ॥ ३ ॥
कथं चेदमुदस्राक्षी: काले प्राप्ते कलेवरम् ॥ ३ ॥
Verse text
svāyambhuva kayā vṛttyā
vartitaṁ te paraṁ vayaḥ
kathaṁ cedam udasrākṣīḥ
kāle prāpte kalevaram
vartitaṁ te paraṁ vayaḥ
kathaṁ cedam udasrākṣīḥ
kāle prāpte kalevaram
Synonyms
Translation
O son of Brahmā, how did you pass your life after initiation, and how did you attain this body, having quit your old one in due course?
Purport
Śrī Nārada 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 is certainly important. Śrī Vyāsadeva desired him to disclose the facts for everyone’s satisfaction.