Devanagari
मैत्रेय उवाच
इति प्रचेतसो राजन्नन्याश्च भगवत्कथा: ।
श्रावयित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ स्वायम्भुवो मुनि: ॥ २३ ॥
Verse text
maitreya uvāca
iti pracetaso rājann
anyāś ca bhagavat-kathāḥ
śrāvayitvā brahma-lokaṁ
yayau svāyambhuvo muniḥ
Synonyms
maitreyaḥ uvāca
—
Maitreya said
;
iti
—
thus
;
pracetasaḥ
—
the Pracetās
;
rājan
—
O King
;
anyāḥ
—
others
;
ca
—
also
;
bhagavat
—
kathāḥ — topics about the relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
;
śrāvayitvā
—
after instructing
;
brahma
—
lokam — to Brahmaloka
;
yayau
—
went back
;
svāyambhuvaḥ
—
the son of Lord Brahmā
;
muniḥ
—
the great sage .
Translation
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear King Vidura, Śrī Nārada Muni, the son of Lord Brahmā, thus described all these relationships with the Supreme Personality of Godhead to the Pracetās. Afterward, he returned to Brahmaloka.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Maitreya said: O King! After having the Pracetās heard other the topics related to the Lord, Nārada, the son of Brahmā, departed for Brahmaloka.
Purport
One has to hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from a pure devotee. The Pracetās got this opportunity from the great sage Nārada, who told them of the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees.