Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 69: Narada Muni Visits Lord Krishna's Palaces in Dvaraka

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.69.37

athovaca hrishikesam

naradah prahasann iva

yoga-mayodayam vikshya

manushim iyusho gatim

SYNONYMS

atha -- thereupon; uvaca -- said; hrishikesam -- to Lord Krishna; naradah -- Narada; prahasan -- laughing; iva -- mildly; yoga-maya -- of His spiritual bewildering potencies; udayam -- the unfolding; vikshya -- having seen; manushim -- human; iyushah -- who was assuming; gatim -- ways.

TRANSLATION

Having thus seen this display of the Lord's Yogamaya, Narada mildly laughed and then addressed Lord Hrishikesa, who was adopting the behavior of a human being.

PURPORT

According to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, Narada fully understood the Lord's omniscience, and thus when he saw the Lord trying to find out the mood of His ministers, moving about in disguise, Narada could not help laughing. But remembering the Lord's supreme position, he somewhat constrained his laughter.

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