svÄyambhuva kayÄ vá¹›ttyÄ
vartitaṠte paraṠvayaḥ
kathaá¹ cedam udasrÄkṣīḥ
kÄle prÄpte kalevaram
svÄyambhuva - O son of BrahmÄ; kayÄ - under what condition; vá¹›ttyÄ - occupation; vartitam - was spent; te - you; param - after the initiation; vayaḥ - duration of life; katham - how; ca - and; idam - this; udasrÄkṣīḥ - did you quit; kÄle - in due course; prÄpte - having attained; kalevaram - body.
ÅšrÄ« NÄrada Muni in his previous life was just an ordinary maidservant’s son, so how he became so perfectly transformed into the spiritual body of eternal life, bliss and knowledge is certainly important. ÅšrÄ« VyÄsadeva desired him to disclose the facts for everyone’s satisfaction.