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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.5.1
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 1
- sūta uvāca
- atha taṁ sukham āsīna
- upāsīnaṁ bṛhac-chravāḥ
- devarṣiḥ prāha viprarṣiṁ
- vīṇā-pāṇiḥ smayann iva
sūtaḥSūta — Sūta; uvācasaid — said; athatherefore — therefore; tamhim — him; sukhamcomfortably seated āsīnaḥcomfortably seated — comfortably seated; upāsīnamunto one sitting nearby — unto one sitting nearby; bṛhatgreatly respected-śravāḥgreatly respected — greatly respected; devarṣiḥthe great ṛṣi among the gods — the great ṛṣi among the gods; prāhasaid — said; viprarṣimunto the ṛṣi among the brāhmaṇas — unto the ṛṣi among the brāhmaṇas; vīṇāone who carries a vīṇā in his hand-pāṇiḥone who carries a vīṇā in his hand — one who carries a vīṇā in his hand; smayanapparently smiling ivaapparently smiling — apparently smiling.
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus the sage amongst the gods [Nārada], comfortably seated and apparently smiling, addressed the ṛṣi amongst the brāhmaṇas [Vedavyāsa].
Nārada was smiling because he well knew the great sage Vedavyāsa and the cause of his disappointment. As he will explain gradually, Vyāsadeva's disappointment was due to insufficiency in presenting the science of devotional service. Nārada knew the defect, and it was confirmed by the position of Vyāsa.