kathayanti mahat puṇyam
itihÄsam ihoddhava
tam ahaá¹ varṇayiá¹£yÄmi
nibodha su-samÄhitaḥ
kathayanti - they tell; mahat - greatly; puṇyam - pious; itihÄsam - story; iha - in this regard; uddhava - My dear Uddhava; tam - that; aham - I; varṇayiá¹£yÄmi - will describe; nibodha - please listen; su-samÄhitaḥ - with careful attention.
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.
The Lord will now relate to Uddhava a historical account which teaches how to tolerate the insults of others.
