SB 4.31.23

TEXT 23

TEXT

मैत्रेय उवाच
इति प्रचेतसो राजन्न् अन्याश्च भगवत्कथाः ।
श्रावयित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ स्वायम्भुवो मुनिः ॥ २३ ॥

maitreya uvaca

iti pracetaso rajann

anyas ca bhagavat-kathah

sravayitva brahma-lokam

yayau svayambhuvo munih

maitreyah uvaca-Maitreya said; iti-thus; pracetasah-the Pracetas; rajan-O King; anyah-others; ca-also; bhagavat-kathah-topics about the relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sravayitva-after instructing; brahma-lokam-to Brahmaloka; yayau-went back; svayambhuvah-the son of Lord Brahma; munih-the great sage.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear King Vidura, Sri Narada Muni, the son of Lord Brahma, thus described all these relationships with the Supreme Personality of Godhead to the Pracetas. Afterward, he returned to Brahmaloka.

PURPORT

One has to hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from a pure devotee. The Pracetas got this opportunity from the great sage Narada, who told them of the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees.