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तं नारदः प्रियतमो रिक्थादानामनुव्रतः ।
शुश्रूषमाणः शीलेन प्रश्रयेण दमेन च ॥ ४१ ॥

tam naradah priyatamo

rikthadanam anuvratah

susrusamanah silena

prasrayena damena ca

tam-unto him; naradah-the great sage Narada; priyatamah-very dear; rikthadanam-of the inheritor sons; anuvratah-very obedient; susrusamanah-always ready to serve; silena-by good behavior; prasrayena-by meekness; damena-by sense control; ca-also.