SB 1.6.11 (1962)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 11
Sphitan janapadans tatra pura grama braja akaran Khetakharbata batis cha vanani upavanani
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Sphitan—very flourishing, Janapadan—metropolises, Tatra—there, Pura—towns, Grama—villages, Braja—big farms, Akaran—mineral flelds, (mines) Khetra—agricultural lands, Kharbata—valleys, Batis—flower gardens, Cha—and, Vanani—forests, Upavanani—nursery gardens.
TRANSLATION
After his departure Sri Narada Muni (in his previous life) began to pass on through many flourishing metropolis, towns villages, animal farms, mines, agricultural lands, valleys, flower gardens and natural forests as well as nursery gardens.
PURPORT
Man's activities in the fields of agriculture mining farming industries gardening all were in the same scale, as they are now, even previous to the present creation and the same activities will remain as they are even in the next creation. After many hundreds of crores of years one creation is annihilated and after many hundreds of crores of years another creation is started by the law of nature and the history of universe repeats itself practically on the same level but the mundane wranglers waste time in the matter of archeological excavations without any search into the vital necessities of life. Sri Narada Muni, even though he was a mere child, after getting an impetus of spiritual renaissance did not waste time for a single moment in the matter of economic development although he passed on through the societies of towns and villages, mines and industries but continually went on for progressive spiritual emancipation. Srimad Bhagwatam is nothing but another repetition of history which happened some hundreds of crores of years before. As it is said herein before that in Srimad Bhagwatam only the most important factors of history, historical narration are picked up so it is recorded in this transcendental piece of literature.