Shloka 18
नारदेन दिव्यसभाः कथितुं प्रतिज्ञा
Nārada’s Prelude to Describing the Divine Assemblies
एतत् सर्व यथान्यायं ब्रद्मर्षे वदतस्तव । श्रोतुमिच्छाम सहिता: परं कौतूहलं हि नः,“ब्रह्मर्ष! हम सब लोग आपके मुखसे ये सब बातें यथोचित रीतिसे सुनना चाहते हैं। हमारे मनमें उसके लिये बड़ा कौतूहल है”
etat sarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ brahmarṣe vadatas tava | śrotum icchāma sahitāḥ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ ||
Nārada said: “O brahmarṣi, we all wish to hear from your mouth, in a manner proper and in accordance with right order, everything you are describing. Indeed, we are filled with great curiosity about it.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined listening and the value of receiving instruction “yathā-nyāyam”—in a proper, orderly, and ethically appropriate way—showing that genuine curiosity should be guided by respect for right procedure and the authority of wise speech.
Nārada, speaking on behalf of an assembled group, addresses a brahmarṣi and requests a complete account of what the sage is narrating, expressing collective eagerness and curiosity to hear the matter fully and properly.