SB 1.13.38 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 38
- Atha ajagama bhagawan narada sahatumburuh
- Pratyvtthaya abhivadya aha sanujo' abhyarchayan iba
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Atha—thereafter, Ajagama—arrived, Bhagawan—the Godly Personality, Narada—of the name, Sahatumburu—along with His Tumburu (musical instrument), Pratyutthaya—having got from their seats, Abhivabya—offering their due obeisances, Sanujo—along with younger brothers, Abhyarchayan iba—thus while receiving in proper mood.
TRANSLATION
Thereafter, while Sanjay was speaking like that Sri Narada the powerful devotee of the Lord appeared on the scene and Maharaj Yudhisthir and brothers while receiving Him properly by getting up from their seats and offering obeisances along with his younger brothers, said as follows.
PURPORT
Devarshi Narada is described herein as the Bhagawan on account of His becoming the most confidential devotee of the Lord. The Lord and His very confidential devotees are treated on the same level by those who are actually engaged in the loving service of the Lord. Such confidential devotees of the Lord are very much dear to the Lord because such devotees travel everywhere to preach the glories of the Lord in different capacities and try utmost to convert the non-devotees of the Lord into devotees in order to bring them on the platform of sanity. Actually no living being can be a nondevotee of the Lord on account of his constitutional position but when one becomes a nondevotee or non believer it is to be understood that the person concerned is not in the sound condition of life. The confidential devotees of the Lord treat such illusioned living beings and therefore they are most pleasing in the eyes of the Lord. The Lord says in the Bhagwat Geeta that nobody is dearer to Him except one who actually preaches the glories of the Lord to convert the non-believer and non-devotees. Such personalities like Narada must be offered all due respects like that of the personality of Godhead Himself and Maharaj Yudhisthir along with his noble brothers were competent examples for others in the matter of receiving a pure devotee of the Lord like Narada who had no other business save and except singing the glories of the Lord along with the Tumburu a musical instrument of strings.