sri naradah uvaca-Sri Narada said; deva-of all demigods; deva-the demigod; namah-obeisances; te-unto you as; astu-are; bhuta-bhavana-the generator of all living beings; purva-ja-the first-born; tad vijanihi-please explain that knowledge; yaj jnanam-which knowledge; atma-tattva-transcendental; nidarsanam-specifically directs.