Shloka 20
Paramahaṁsa-Dharma: The Avadhūta-like Sannyāsī and Prahlāda’s Dialogue with the ‘Python’ Saint
श्रीनारद उवाच \स इत्थं दैत्यपतिना परिपृष्टो महामुनि: । स्मयमानस्तमभ्याह तद्वागमृतयन्त्रित: ॥ २० ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca sa itthaṁ daitya-patinā paripṛṣṭo mahā-muniḥ smayamānas tam abhyāha tad-vāg-amṛta-yantritaḥ
Нарада Муни продолжил: Когда святой был так расспрошен Прахладой Махараджей, царём дайтьев, он был пленён этим дождём нектарных слов и, улыбаясь, ответил на его любознательность.
FAQs
It narrates that Nārada Muni, after being questioned by Hiraṇyakaśipu, replies smiling—suggesting a composed, compassionate delivery of dharma-teachings.
The verse indicates Nārada was serene and inwardly steady; he responded gently, moved by the ‘nectar-like’ quality of the king’s earnest inquiry, even though the questioner was a Daitya ruler.
When questioned—even by hostile or difficult people—respond with calmness, clarity, and goodwill; dharmic truth is best communicated without agitation.