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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.6.3
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- svāyambhuva kayā vṛttyā
- vartitaṁ te paraṁ vayaḥ
- kathaṁ cedam udasrākṣīḥ
- kāle prāpte kalevaram
svāyambhuvaO son of Brahmā — O son of Brahmā; kayāunder what condition — under what condition; vṛttyāoccupation — occupation; vartitamwas spent — was spent; teyou — you; paramafter the initiation — after the initiation; vayaḥduration of life — duration of life; kathamhow — how; caand — and; idamthis — this; udasrākṣīḥdid you quit — did you quit; kālein due course — in due course; prāptehaving attained — having attained; kalevarambody — body.
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?
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.