Devanagari
श्रद्दधानाय भक्ताय ब्रूहि तज्जन्मविस्तरम् ।
ऋषे न तृप्यति मन: परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥ ४ ॥
Verse text
śraddadhānāya bhaktāya
brūhi taj-janma-vistaram
ṛṣe na tṛpyati manaḥ
paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me
Synonyms
śraddadhānāya
—
unto a faithful person
;
bhaktāya
—
unto a devotee
;
brūhi
—
please narrate
;
tat
—
His
;
janma
—
appearance
;
vistaram
—
in detail
;
ṛṣe
—
O great sage
;
na
—
not
;
tṛpyati
—
become satisfied
;
manaḥ
—
mind
;
param
—
very much
;
kautūhalam
—
inquisitive
;
hi
—
certainly
;
me
—
my .
Translation
My mind has become very inquisitive, and therefore I am not satisfied with hearing the narration of the Lord’s appearance. Please, therefore, speak more and more to a devotee who is faithful.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O sage! Please speak to this faithful devotee the details of the Lord’s birth as Varāha. My mind, being very inquisitive, is not satisfied.
Purport
One who is actually faithful and inquisitive is qualified to hear the transcendental pastimes of the appearance and disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vidura was a suitable candidate to receive such transcendental messages.