brahmāre īśvara catuḥ-ślokī ye kahilā
brahmā nārade sei upadeśa kailā

 brahmāre - to Lord Brahmā; īśvara - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; catuḥ-ślokī - the four famous verses known as the catuḥ-ślokī; ye kahilā - whatever was explained; brahmā - Lord Brahmā; nārade - to Nārada Muni; sei - that; upadeśa kailā - instructed.


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“Whatever was spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to Lord Brahmā in those four verses of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was also explained to Nārada by Lord Brahmā.

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