Shloka 31
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
निवृत्तो नारदो राजंस्तरसा मेरुमागमत् | हृदयेनोद्वहन् भारं यदुक्ते परमात्मना
nivṛtto nārado rājan tarasā merum āgamat | hṛdayenodvahan bhāraṁ yad ukte paramātmanā ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—രാജാവേ! നാരദൻ മടങ്ങി മഹാവേഗത്തോടെ മേരുവിലെത്തി. പരമാത്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞ ദൗത്യഭാരം അവൻ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ വഹിച്ചിരുന്നു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That divine counsel entails moral responsibility: Nārada carries the Lord’s instruction as a ‘burden’ in the heart, implying conscientious commitment, not casual transmission.
After completing a divine audience/mission (implied by the context), Nārada returns and quickly arrives at Mount Meru, inwardly holding the weight of what the Supreme Self has instructed him to accomplish.