प्राणाद्वसिष्ठः सञ्जातो भृगुस्त्वचि करात्क्रतुः ॥२३॥
utsaá¹…gÄn nÄrado jajñe
daká¹£o 'á¹…guá¹£á¹hÄt svayambhuvaḥ
prÄṇÄd vasiá¹£á¹haḥ sañjÄto
bhá¹›gus tvaci karÄt kratuḥ
utsaá¹…gÄt - by transcendental deliberation; nÄradaḥ - MahÄmuni NÄrada; jajñe - was generated; daká¹£aḥ - Daká¹£a; aá¹…guá¹£á¹hÄt - from the thumb; svayambhuvaḥ - of BrahmÄ; prÄṇÄt - from the life air, or breathing; vasiá¹£á¹haḥ - Vasiá¹£á¹ha; sañjÄtaḥ - was born; bhá¹›guḥ - the sage Bhá¹›gu; tvaci - from the touch; karÄt - from the hand; kratuḥ - the sage Kratu.
NÄrada was born from the deliberation of BrahmÄ, which is the best part of the body. Vasiá¹£á¹ha was born from his breathing, Daká¹£a from a thumb, Bhá¹›gu from his touch, and Kratu from his hand.
NÄrada was born from the best deliberation of BrahmÄ because NÄrada was able to deliver the Supreme Lord to anyone he liked. The Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be realized by any amount of Vedic knowledge or by any number of penances. But a pure devotee of the Lord like NÄrada can deliver the Supreme Lord by his good will. The very name NÄrada suggests that he can deliver the Supreme Lord. NÄra means the “Supreme Lord,†and da means “one who can deliver.†That he can deliver the Supreme Lord does not mean that the Lord is like a commodity that can be delivered to any person. But NÄrada can deliver to anyone the transcendental loving service of the Lord as a servitor, friend, parent or lover, as one may desire out of one’s own transcendental love for the Lord. In other words, it is NÄrada only who can deliver the path of bhakti-yoga, the highest mystic means for attainment of the Supreme Lord.
