Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 23: The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.23.4

kathayanti mahat puṇyam

itihāsam ihoddhava

tam ahaḿ varṇayiṣyāmi

nibodha su-samāhitaḥ

SYNONYMS

kathayanti — they tell; mahat — greatly; puṇyam — pious; itihāsam — story; ihain this regard; uddhava — My dear Uddhava; tam — that; ahamI; varṇayiṣyāmi — will describe; nibodha — please listen; su-samāhitaḥ — with careful attention.

TRANSLATION

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.

PURPORT

The Lord will now relate to Uddhava a historical account which teaches how to tolerate the insults of others.

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