Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 13
SB 7 13.1
श्रीनारद उवाच कल्पस्त्वेवं परिव्रज्य देहमात्रावशेषितः ग्रामैकरात्रविधिना निरपेक्षश्चरेन् महीम्
śrīnārada uvāca kalpastvevaṃ parivrajya dehamātrāvaśeṣitaḥ grāmaikarātravidhinā nirapekṣaścaren mahīm
Śrī Nārada said: One who is competent, having thus gone forth, with only the body left to him, should wander the earth free of dependence, by the rule of a single night in a village.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.2
बिभृयाद्यद्यसौ वासः कौपीनाच्छादनं परम् त्यक्तं न लिङ्गाद्दण्डादेरन्यत् किञ्चिदनापदि
bibhṛyādyadyasau vāsaḥ kaupīnācchādanaṃ param tyaktaṃ na liṅgāddaṇḍāderanyat kiñcidanāpadi
If he wears clothing at all, let it be no more than a covering for the loins; and, having renounced, he should not (take up) anything other than the emblems such as the staff, except in distress.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.3
एक एव चरेद्भिक्षुरात्मारामो ऽनपाश्रयः सर्वभूतसुहृच्छान्तो नारायणपरायणः
eka eva caredbhikṣurātmārāmo 'napāśrayaḥ sarvabhūtasuhṛcchānto nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ
The mendicant should wander entirely alone, delighting in the self, without any shelter, a friend to all beings, at peace, wholly devoted to Nārāyaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.4
पश्येदात्मन्यदो विश्वं परे सदसतो ऽव्यये आत्मानं च परं ब्रह्म सर्वत्र सदसन्मये
paśyedātmanyado viśvaṃ pare sadasato 'vyaye ātmānaṃ ca paraṃ brahma sarvatra sadasanmaye
He should see this universe within the self, and (the self) within the supreme, imperishable one who is beyond the existent and the non-existent; and (he should see) the self as the supreme Brahman, present everywhere as made of the existent and the non-existent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.5
सुप्तिप्रबोधयोः सन्धावात्मनो गतिमात्मदृक् पश्यन् बन्धं च मोक्षं च मायामात्रं न वस्तुतः
suptiprabodhayoḥ sandhāvātmano gatimātmadṛk paśyan bandhaṃ ca mokṣaṃ ca māyāmātraṃ na vastutaḥ
Seeing the self, he should observe the self's movement at the juncture of sleep and waking, and (should see) that bondage and liberation are mere illusion, not real.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.6
नाभिनन्देद्ध्रुवं मृत्युमध्रुवं वास्य जीवितम् कालं परं प्रतीक्षेत भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययम्
nābhinandeddhruvaṃ mṛtyumadhruvaṃ vāsya jīvitam kālaṃ paraṃ pratīkṣeta bhūtānāṃ prabhavāpyayam
He should not welcome death, which is certain, nor this life of his, which is uncertain; he should wait upon supreme Time, the arising and passing away of beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.7
नासच्छास्त्रेषु सज्जेत नोपजीवेत जीविकाम् वादवादांस्त्यजेत् तर्कान् पक्षं कंच न संश्रयेत्
nāsacchāstreṣu sajjeta nopajīveta jīvikām vādavādāṃstyajet tarkān pakṣaṃ kaṃca na saṃśrayet
He should not become attached to unworthy scriptures, nor live by a trade; he should abandon disputatious talk and argumentation, and should not take up any party.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.8
न शिष्यान् अनुबध्नीत ग्रन्थान् नैवाभ्यसेद्बहून् न व्याख्यामुपयुञ्जीत नारम्भान् आरभेत् क्वचित्
na śiṣyān anubadhnīta granthān naivābhyasedbahūn na vyākhyāmupayuñjīta nārambhān ārabhet kvacit
He should not gather disciples about him, nor study many books, nor take up lecturing, nor ever begin (large) undertakings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.9
न यतेराश्रमः प्रायो धर्महेतुर्महात्मनः शान्तस्य समचित्तस्य बिभृयादुत वा त्यजेत्
na yaterāśramaḥ prāyo dharmaheturmahātmanaḥ śāntasya samacittasya bibhṛyāduta vā tyajet
For the great soul who is at peace and even-minded, the (formal) order of life is generally not the cause of religious merit for an ascetic; so he may maintain (its marks) or else give them up.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.10
अव्यक्तलिङ्गो व्यक्तार्थो मनीष्युन्मत्तबालवत् कविर्मूकवदात्मानं स दृष्ट्या दर्शयेन् नृणाम्
avyaktaliṅgo vyaktārtho manīṣyunmattabālavat kavirmūkavadātmānaṃ sa dṛṣṭyā darśayen nṛṇām
With his marks unmanifest and his purpose manifest, though wise, (behaving) like a madman or a child, though a sage, (acting) like one who is dumb, he should show himself to people (only) by (their) way of looking.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 13.11
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् प्रह्रादस्य च संवादं मुनेराजगरस्य च
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam prahrādasya ca saṃvādaṃ munerājagarasya ca
On this too they recount this ancient tale: the conversation of Prahlāda with the sage who lived like a python.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.12
तं शयानं धरोपस्थे कावेर्यां सह्यसानुनि रजस्वलैस्तनूदेशैर्निगूढामलतेजसम्
taṃ śayānaṃ dharopasthe kāveryāṃ sahyasānuni rajasvalaistanūdeśairnigūḍhāmalatejasam
(He saw) him lying on the lap of the earth on the Kāverī, on a slope of the Sahya range, his spotless splendour hidden by the dust-covered parts of his body—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.13
ददर्श लोकान् विचरन् लोकतत्त्वविवित्सया वृतो ऽमात्यैः कतिपयैः प्रह्रादो भगवत्प्रियः
dadarśa lokān vicaran lokatattvavivitsayā vṛto 'mātyaiḥ katipayaiḥ prahrādo bhagavatpriyaḥ
Prahlāda, dear to the Lord, wandering the worlds out of a wish to know the true nature of the world, accompanied by a few ministers, saw him;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.14
कर्मणाकृतिभिर्वाचा लिङ्गैर्वर्णाश्रमादिभिः न विदन्ति जना यं वै सो ऽसाविति न वेति च
karmaṇākṛtibhirvācā liṅgairvarṇāśramādibhiḥ na vidanti janā yaṃ vai so 'sāviti na veti ca
him whom people do not know at all by his action, his appearance, his speech, or by marks such as class and stage of life—whether "he is this one" or "he is not."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.15
तं नत्वाभ्यर्च्य विधिवत् पादयोः शिरसा स्पृशन् विवित्सुरिदमप्राक्षीन् महाभागवतो ऽसुरः
taṃ natvābhyarcya vidhivat pādayoḥ śirasā spṛśan vivitsuridamaprākṣīn mahābhāgavato 'suraḥ
Bowing to him and worshipping him according to rule, touching his feet with his head, the asura, a great devotee, wishing to know, asked this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.16
बिभर्षि कायं पीवानं सोद्यमो भोगवान् यथा वित्तं चैवोद्यमवतां भोगो वित्तवतामिह भोगिनां खलु देहो ऽयं पीवा भवति नान्यथा
bibharṣi kāyaṃ pīvānaṃ sodyamo bhogavān yathā vittaṃ caivodyamavatāṃ bhogo vittavatāmiha bhogināṃ khalu deho 'yaṃ pīvā bhavati nānyathā
"You maintain a stout body, as if you were active and enjoying pleasures. Here wealth belongs to the industrious, enjoyment to those who have wealth; and surely it is of those who enjoy that the body becomes stout, not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.17
न ते शयानस्य निरुद्यमस्य ब्रह्मन् नु हार्थो यत एव भोगः अभोगिनो ऽयं तव विप्र देहः पीवा यतस्तद्वद नः क्षमं चेत्
na te śayānasya nirudyamasya brahman nu hārtho yata eva bhogaḥ abhogino 'yaṃ tava vipra dehaḥ pīvā yatastadvada naḥ kṣamaṃ cet
"But for you, lying down and free of exertion, O brāhmaṇa, there is no wealth from which alone enjoyment comes. Since this body of yours, O brahmin, is stout though you do not enjoy, tell us the reason for that, if it be permissible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.18
कविः कल्पो निपुणदृक् चित्रप्रियकथः समः लोकस्य कुर्वतः कर्म शेषे तद्वीक्षितापि वा
kaviḥ kalpo nipuṇadṛk citrapriyakathaḥ samaḥ lokasya kurvataḥ karma śeṣe tadvīkṣitāpi vā
"Wise, capable, of keen insight, speaking pleasing and varied words, impartial—yet you lie there while the world performs its work, or perhaps while being looked at by it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 13.19
श्रीनारद उवाच स इत्थं दैत्यपतिना परिपृष्टो महामुनिः स्मयमानस्तमभ्याह तद्वागमृतयन्त्रितः
śrīnārada uvāca sa itthaṃ daityapatinā paripṛṣṭo mahāmuniḥ smayamānastamabhyāha tadvāgamṛtayantritaḥ
Śrī Nārada said: Thus questioned by the lord of the Daityas, that great sage, bound fast by the nectar of his words, smiled and answered him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.20
श्रीब्राह्मण उवाच वेदेदमसुरश्रेष्ठ भवान् नन्वार्यसम्मतः ईहोपरमयोर्नॄणां पदान्यध्यात्मचक्षुषा
śrībrāhmaṇa uvāca vededamasuraśreṣṭha bhavān nanvāryasammataḥ īhoparamayornṝṇāṃ padānyadhyātmacakṣuṣā
The brāhmaṇa said: Surely you yourself know this, O best of the asuras—you who are esteemed by the noble—the courses of men in activity and in withdrawal, by the eye of inner insight;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.21
यस्य नारायणो देवो भगवान् हृद्गतः सदा भक्त्या केवलयाज्ञानं धुनोति ध्वान्तमर्कवत्
yasya nārāyaṇo devo bhagavān hṛdgataḥ sadā bhaktyā kevalayājñānaṃ dhunoti dhvāntamarkavat
(you) in whose heart the divine Lord Nārāyaṇa always dwells, and who by unmixed devotion drives away ignorance as the sun (drives away) darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.22
तथापि ब्रूमहे प्रश्नांस्तव राजन् यथाश्रुतम् सम्भाषणीयो हि भवान् आत्मनः शुद्धिमिच्छता
tathāpi brūmahe praśnāṃstava rājan yathāśrutam sambhāṣaṇīyo hi bhavān ātmanaḥ śuddhimicchatā
Even so, O king, we shall answer your questions as we have heard (the teaching); for one who desires his own purification must indeed converse with you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.23
तृष्णया भववाहिन्या योग्यैः कामैरपूर्यया कर्माणि कार्यमाणो ऽहं नानायोनिषु योजितः
tṛṣṇayā bhavavāhinyā yogyaiḥ kāmairapūryayā karmāṇi kāryamāṇo 'haṃ nānāyoniṣu yojitaḥ
By craving — the carrier of worldly existence, never filled by the enjoyments that suit it — I was made to perform actions and was fitted into various wombs.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.24
यदृच्छया लोकमिमं प्रापितः कर्मभिर्भ्रमन् स्वर्गापवर्गयोर्द्वारं तिरश्चां पुनरस्य च
yadṛcchayā lokamimaṃ prāpitaḥ karmabhirbhraman svargāpavargayordvāraṃ tiraścāṃ punarasya ca
Wandering by (my) actions, I have by chance been brought to this (human) world, which is the gateway to heaven and to liberation, and again to (the state) of the beasts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.25
तत्रापि दम्पतीनां च सुखायान्यापनुत्तये कर्माणि कुर्वतां दृष्ट्वा निवृत्तो ऽस्मि विपर्ययम्
tatrāpi dampatīnāṃ ca sukhāyānyāpanuttaye karmāṇi kurvatāṃ dṛṣṭvā nivṛtto 'smi viparyayam
And even there, seeing husbands and wives performing works for happiness and for the removal of misery, (and seeing) the opposite (result), I have desisted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.26
सुखमस्यात्मनो रूपं सर्वेहोपरतिस्तनुः मनःसंस्पर्शजान् दृष्ट्वा भोगान् स्वप्स्यामि संविशन्
sukhamasyātmano rūpaṃ sarvehoparatistanuḥ manaḥsaṃsparśajān dṛṣṭvā bhogān svapsyāmi saṃviśan
Happiness is the very form of this self; the cessation of all striving is its body. Seeing that enjoyments arise from the mind's contact (with objects), I shall sleep, entering within.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 13.27
इत्येतदात्मनः स्वार्थं सन्तं विस्मृत्य वै पुमान् विचित्रामसति द्वैते घोरामाप्नोति संसृतिम्
ityetadātmanaḥ svārthaṃ santaṃ vismṛtya vai pumān vicitrāmasati dvaite ghorāmāpnoti saṃsṛtim
Thus forgetting this true self-interest of his own, a man indeed obtains in the unreal duality a manifold and terrible transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.28
जलं तदुद्भवैश्छन्नं हित्वाज्ञो जलकाम्यया मृगतृष्णामुपाधावेत् तथान्यत्रार्थदृक् स्वतः
jalaṃ tadudbhavaiśchannaṃ hitvājño jalakāmyayā mṛgatṛṣṇāmupādhāvet tathānyatrārthadṛk svataḥ
Just as an ignorant man, leaving aside water that is covered by the plants growing in it, out of desire for water runs after a mirage — so does one who sees his good elsewhere (than) in himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.29
देहादिभिर्दैवतन्त्रैरात्मनः सुखमीहतः दुःखात्ययं चानीशस्य क्रिया मोघाः कृताः कृताः
dehādibhirdaivatantrairātmanaḥ sukhamīhataḥ duḥkhātyayaṃ cānīśasya kriyā moghāḥ kṛtāḥ kṛtāḥ
For one who seeks happiness for himself and the removal of pain by means of the body and the rest, which are dependent on fate, and who has no power (over them), the acts performed again and again are futile.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.30
आध्यात्मिकादिभिर्दुःखैरविमुक्तस्य कर्हिचित् मर्त्यस्य कृच्छ्रोपनतैरर्थैः कामैः क्रियेत किम्
ādhyātmikādibhirduḥkhairavimuktasya karhicit martyasya kṛcchropanatairarthaiḥ kāmaiḥ kriyeta kim
For a mortal who is never freed from the sufferings that come from within himself and the rest, what could be accomplished by wealth painfully acquired, or by pleasures?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.31
पश्यामि धनिनां क्लेशं लुब्धानामजितात्मनाम् भयादलब्धनिद्राणां सर्वतो ऽभिविशङ्किनाम्
paśyāmi dhanināṃ kleśaṃ lubdhānāmajitātmanām bhayādalabdhanidrāṇāṃ sarvato 'bhiviśaṅkinām
I see the distress of the wealthy — greedy, with unsubdued minds, getting no sleep for fear, suspicious of everything on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.32
राजतश्चौरतः शत्रोः स्वजनात् पशुपक्षितः अर्थिभ्यः कालतः स्वस्मान् नित्यं प्राणार्थवद्भयम्
rājataścaurataḥ śatroḥ svajanāt paśupakṣitaḥ arthibhyaḥ kālataḥ svasmān nityaṃ prāṇārthavadbhayam
From the king, from a thief, from an enemy, from one's own kin, from beasts and birds, from beggars, from time, and from oneself: for one who holds life and wealth dear there is constant fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.33
शोकमोहभयक्रोध रागक्लैब्यश्रमादयः यन्मूलाः स्युर्नृणां जह्यात् स्पृहां प्राणार्थयोर्बुधः
śokamohabhayakrodha rāgaklaibyaśramādayaḥ yanmūlāḥ syurnṛṇāṃ jahyāt spṛhāṃ prāṇārthayorbudhaḥ
The wise man should give up the longing for life and wealth, which are the root of men's grief, delusion, fear, anger, attachment, impotence, toil and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.34
मधुकारमहासर्पौ लोके ऽस्मिन् नो गुरूत्तमौ वैराग्यं परितोषं च प्राप्ता यच्छिक्षया वयम्
madhukāramahāsarpau loke 'smin no gurūttamau vairāgyaṃ paritoṣaṃ ca prāptā yacchikṣayā vayam
The honey-bee and the great serpent are our two best teachers in this world, by whose instruction we have attained detachment and contentment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.35
विरागः सर्वकामेभ्यः शिक्षितो मे मधुव्रतात् कृच्छ्राप्तं मधुवद्वित्तं हत्वाप्यन्यो हरेत् पतिम्
virāgaḥ sarvakāmebhyaḥ śikṣito me madhuvratāt kṛcchrāptaṃ madhuvadvittaṃ hatvāpyanyo haret patim
Aversion to all objects of desire was taught me by the honey-gatherer: wealth acquired with difficulty, like honey, another may carry off, even killing its owner.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.36
अनीहः परितुष्टात्मा यदृच्छोपनतादहम् नो चेच् छये बह्वहानि महाहिरिव सत्त्ववान्
anīhaḥ parituṣṭātmā yadṛcchopanatādaham no cec chaye bahvahāni mahāhiriva sattvavān
Without striving, my mind fully content with what comes by chance, I (eat); and if not, I lie down for many days, strong-hearted, like the great serpent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.37
क्वचिदल्पं क्वचिद्भूरि भुञ्जे ऽन्नं स्वाद्वस्वादु वा क्वचिद्भूरि गुणोपेतं गुणहीनमुत क्वचित्
kvacidalpaṃ kvacidbhūri bhuñje 'nnaṃ svādvasvādu vā kvacidbhūri guṇopetaṃ guṇahīnamuta kvacit
Sometimes I eat little, sometimes much; food tasty or tasteless; sometimes plentiful and of good quality, and sometimes of poor quality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.38
श्रद्धयोपहृतं क्वापि कदाचिन् मानवर्जितम् भुञ्जे भुक्त्वाथ कस्मिंश्चिद्दिवा नक्तं यदृच्छया
śraddhayopahṛtaṃ kvāpi kadācin mānavarjitam bhuñje bhuktvātha kasmiṃściddivā naktaṃ yadṛcchayā
Somewhere (I eat) what is offered with faith, sometimes what is given without respect; I eat, and having eaten, then somewhere (I eat again), by day or by night, as it happens.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.39
क्षौमं दुकूलमजिनं चीरं वल्कलमेव वा वसे ऽन्यदपि सम्प्राप्तं दिष्टभुक् तुष्टधीरहम्
kṣaumaṃ dukūlamajinaṃ cīraṃ valkalameva vā vase 'nyadapi samprāptaṃ diṣṭabhuk tuṣṭadhīraham
Linen, fine cloth, a deerskin, rags, or even bark — or whatever else comes to hand — I wear, eating what fate provides, my mind content.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.40
क्वचिच् छये धरोपस्थे तृणपर्णाश्मभस्मसु क्वचित् प्रासादपर्यङ्के कशिपौ वा परेच्छया
kvacic chaye dharopasthe tṛṇaparṇāśmabhasmasu kvacit prāsādaparyaṅke kaśipau vā parecchayā
Sometimes I lie on the bare ground, on grass, leaves, stone or ashes; sometimes, at another's wish, on a palace bed with a pillow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.41
क्वचित् स्नातो ऽनुलिप्ताङ्गः सुवासाः स्रग्व्यलङ्कृतः रथेभाश्वैश्चरे क्वापि दिग्वासा ग्रहवद्विभो
kvacit snāto 'nuliptāṅgaḥ suvāsāḥ sragvyalaṅkṛtaḥ rathebhāśvaiścare kvāpi digvāsā grahavadvibho
Sometimes bathed, my limbs anointed, well clothed, adorned with a garland, I travel by chariots, elephants and horses; and sometimes, O mighty one, naked, like one possessed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.42
नाहं निन्दे न च स्तौमि स्वभावविषमं जनम् एतेषां श्रेय आशासे उतैकात्म्यं महात्मनि
nāhaṃ ninde na ca staumi svabhāvaviṣamaṃ janam eteṣāṃ śreya āśāse utaikātmyaṃ mahātmani
I neither blame nor praise people, who are uneven by their own nature; I wish them well, and (I wish for) oneness with the Great Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.43
विकल्पं जुहुयाच् चित्तौ तां मनस्यर्थविभ्रमे मनो वैकारिके हुत्वा तं मायायां जुहोत्यनु
vikalpaṃ juhuyāc cittau tāṃ manasyarthavibhrame mano vaikārike hutvā taṃ māyāyāṃ juhotyanu
One should offer up (mental) diversity into the mind-stuff (citta); that, in turn, into the mind, which is the confusion about objects; and having offered the mind into the (ego born of) modification, one then offers that into māyā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 7 13.44
आत्मानुभूतौ तां मायां जुहुयात् सत्यदृङ् मुनिः ततो निरीहो विरमेत् स्वानुभूत्यात्मनि स्थितः
ātmānubhūtau tāṃ māyāṃ juhuyāt satyadṛṅ muniḥ tato nirīho viramet svānubhūtyātmani sthitaḥ
The sage who sees the truth should offer up that māyā into the direct experience of the self; then, free of urges, he should cease, established in the self that is his own experience.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.45
स्वात्मवृत्तं मयेत्थं ते सुगुप्तमपि वर्णितम् व्यपेतं लोकशास्त्राभ्यां भवान् हि भगवत्परः
svātmavṛttaṃ mayetthaṃ te suguptamapi varṇitam vyapetaṃ lokaśāstrābhyāṃ bhavān hi bhagavatparaḥ
Thus has the conduct of my own self been described to you by me, though it is well kept secret — something apart from both worldly opinion and scripture — for you are indeed devoted to the Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 7 13.46
श्रीनारद उवाच धर्मं पारमहंस्यं वै मुनेः श्रुत्वासुरेश्वरः पूजयित्वा ततः प्रीत आमन्त्र्य प्रययौ गृहम्
śrīnārada uvāca dharmaṃ pāramahaṃsyaṃ vai muneḥ śrutvāsureśvaraḥ pūjayitvā tataḥ prīta āmantrya prayayau gṛham
Śrī Nārada said: Having heard from the sage this dharma of the supreme swan-like ones, the lord of the demons then, pleased, honoured him, took his leave, and went home.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition