TEXT 5
narada uvaca
bhiksubhir vipravasite
vijnanadestrbhir mama
vartamano vayasy adye
tata etad akarasam
SYNONYMS
naradah uvacaSri Narada said; bhiksubhihby the great sages; vipravasitehaving departed for other places; vijnanascientific spiritual knowledge; adestrbhihthose who imparted unto me; mamamine; vartamanahpresent; vayasi adyebefore this life; tatahthereafter; etatthis much; akarasamperformed.
TRANSLATION
Sri Narada said: The great sages, who had imparted scientific knowledge of transcendence to me, departed for other places, and I had to pass my life in this way.
PURPORT
In his previous life, when Naradaji was impregnated with spiritual knowledge by the grace of the great sages, there was a tangible change in his life, although he was only a boy of five years. That is an important symptom visible after initiation by the bona fide spiritual master. Actual association of devotees brings about a quick change in life for spiritual realization. How it so acted upon the previous life of Sri Narada Muni is described by and by in this chapter.

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