Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order

Chapter 12: Dhruva Maharaja Goes Back to Godhead. Text 40

महिमानं विलोक्यास्य नारदो भगवानृषिः ।
आतोद्यं वितुदञ्श्लोकान्सत्रेऽगायत्प्रचेतसाम् ॥४०॥

mahimÄnaá¹ vilokyÄsya
nÄrado bhagavÄn ṛṣiḥ
Ätodyaá¹ vitudañ Å›lokÄn
satre 'gÄyat pracetasÄm

 mahimÄnam - glories; vilokya - observing; asya - of Dhruva MahÄrÄja; nÄradaḥ - the great sage NÄrada; bhagavÄn - equally as exalted as the Supreme Personality of Godhead; á¹›á¹£iḥ - the saint; Ätodyam - the stringed instrument, vīṇÄ; vitudan - playing on; Å›lokÄn - verses; satre - in the sacrificial arena; agÄyat - chanted; pracetasÄm - of the PracetÄs.


Text

After observing the glories of Dhruva MahÄrÄja, the great sage NÄrada, playing his vīṇÄ, went to the sacrificial arena of the PracetÄs and very happily chanted the following three verses.

Purport

The great sage NÄrada was the spiritual master of Dhruva MahÄrÄja. Certainly he was very glad to see Dhruva’s glories. As a father is very happy to see the son’s advancement in every respect, so the spiritual master is very happy to observe the ascendancy of his disciple.