Shloka 65
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
न तस्यान्य: प्रियतर: प्रतिबुद्धैर्महात्मभि: । विद्यते त्रिषु लोकेषु ततो5स्यैकान्तिकं गत:
na tasyānyaḥ priyataraḥ pratibuddhair mahātmabhiḥ | vidyate triṣu lokeṣu tato ’syāikāntikaṃ gataḥ ||
Nārada nói: “Trong ba cõi, đối với Ngài, không ai được Ngài yêu quý hơn những bậc đại hồn đã tỉnh thức ấy. Vì vậy, ta đã nương tựa độc nhất nơi Ngài mà thôi.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Lord most cherishes awakened, great-souled devotees, and that recognizing this leads one to single-minded devotion and exclusive refuge (ekāntika śaraṇāgati) rather than divided loyalties.
Nārada is speaking as a spiritual authority, praising the unique dearness of enlightened devotees to the Lord and explaining his own response: he has therefore chosen unwavering, exclusive surrender to that Lord.