श्वेतद्वीपं गतवति त्वयि द्रष्टुं तदीश्वरम् । ब्रह्मवाद: सुसंवृत्त: श्रुतयो यत्र शेरते । तत्र हायमभूत् प्रश्नस्त्वं मां यमनुपृच्छसि ॥ १० ॥
śvetadvīpaṁ gatavati tvayi draṣṭuṁ tad-īśvaram brahma-vādaḥ su-saṁvṛttaḥ śrutayo yatra śerate tatra hāyam abhūt praśnas tvaṁ māṁ yam anupṛcchasi
- śvetadvīpam
- to Śvetadvīpa
- gatavati
- having gone
- tvayi
- you (Nārada)
- draṣṭum
- to see
- tat
- its
- īśvaram
- Lord (Aniruddha)
- brahma
- into the nature of the Supreme
- vādaḥ
- a symposium
- su
- enthusiastically
- saṁvṛttaḥ
- ensued
- śrutayaḥ
- the Vedas
- yatra
- in whom (Lord Aniruddha, also known as Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu)
- śerate
- lay down to rest
- tatra
- about Him
- ha
- indeed
- ayam
- this
- abhūt
- arose
- praśnaḥ
- question
- tvam
- you
- mām
- of Me
- yam
- which
- anupṛcchasi
- again are asking
At that time you happened to be visiting the Lord on Śvetadvīpa — that Supreme Lord in whom the Vedas lie down to rest during the period of universal annihilation. A lively discussion arose among the sages on Janaloka as to the nature of the Supreme Absolute Truth. Indeed, the same question arose then that you are asking Me now.