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ŚB 11.23.4

Devanagari

कथयन्ति महत्पुण्यमितिहासमिहोद्धव ।
तमहं वर्णयिष्यामि निबोध सुसमाहित: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

kathayanti mahat puṇyam
itihāsam ihoddhava
tam ahaṁ varṇayiṣyāmi
nibodha su-samāhitaḥ

Synonyms

kathayanti — they tell; mahat — greatly; puṇyam — pious; itihāsam — story; iha — in this regard; uddhava — My dear Uddhava; tam — that; aham — I; varṇayiṣyāmi — will describe; nibodha — please listen; su-samāhitaḥ — with careful attention.

Translation

My dear Uddhava, in this regard a most pious story is told, and I shall now describe it to you. Please listen with careful attention.

Purport

The Lord will now relate to Uddhava a historical account which teaches how to tolerate the insults of others.