Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 5: Nārada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.5.43

śrī-nārada uvāca

dharmān bhāgavatān ittham

śrutvātha mithileśvarah

jāyanteyān munīn prītah

sopādhyāyo hy apūjayat

SYNONYMS

śrī-nāradah uvācaNārada Muni said; dharmān bhāgavatān — the science of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; itthamin this manner; śrutvā — having heard; atha — then; mithilā-īśvarah — the master of the kingdom of Mithilā, King Nimi; jāyanteyānto the sons of Jayantī; munīn — sages; prītah — being satisfied; sa-upādhyāyah — along with the priests; hi — indeed; apūjayathe offered worship.

TRANSLATION

Nārada Muni said: Having thus heard the science of devotional service, Nimi, the King of Mithilā, felt extremely satisfied and, along with the sacrificial priests, offered respectful worship to the sagacious sons of Jayantī.

PURPORT

The word jāyanteyān indicates the nine Yogendras, who were born from the womb of Jayantī, the wife of Rishabhadeva.

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