jigīṣoḥ sādhu vartma me
jigīṣoḥ sādhu vartma me
brūhy asmat-pitṛbhir brahmann
anyair apy anadhiṣṭhitam
O brāhmaṇa! Please tell the correct method for me, desiring the best position in the three worlds, which has not been attained by my forefathers or others.
“Then, what do you want?” Tell me the correct method for attaining a position unattained by my father, Uttānapāda, who insulted me, by his father Manu, by his father Brahmā, and by Brahmā’s other sons and grandsons. Teaching me that path alone, you will see my courage in attaining that in no time.
|| 4.8.38 ||
nūnaṁ bhavān bhagavato
yo 'ṅgajaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
vitudann aṭate vīṇāṁ
hitāya jagato 'rkavat
You, the son of Brahmā, playing a vīṇā, travel like the sun, for the welfare of the world.
Let my desire be fulfilled. Seeing you after leaving the house is the cause of this. Born from the lap (aṅkajaḥ), you are an avatāra of the Lord, and are not the son of anyone. Another version is aṇga-jaḥ, son of Brahmā. Though you are his son, you wander about playing the vīṇā for the benefit of the world.
|| 4.8.39 ||
maitreya uvāca
ity udāhṛtam ākarṇya
bhagavān nāradas tadā
prītaḥ pratyāha taṁ bālaṁ
sad-vākyam anukampayā
Maitreya said: The great Nārada, upon hearing the words of Dhruva and being pleased with the boy, out of mercy gave him good instructions.
|| 4.8.40 ||
nārada uvāca
jananyābhihitaḥ panthāḥ
sa vai niḥśreyasasya te
bhagavān vāsudevas taṁ
bhaja taṁ pravaṇātmanā
The highest path described by your mother is the path I recommend. The Lord is Vāsudeva. Worship him with concentrated mind.
The path recommended by your mother is the path I recommend.
|| 4.8.41 ||
dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣākhyaṁ
ya icchec chreya ātmanaḥ
ekaṁ hy eva hares tatra
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