श्रीशुक उवाच गोविन्दभुजगुप्तायां द्वारवत्यां कुरूद्वह । अवात्सीन्नारदोऽभीक्ष्णं कृष्णोपासनलालस: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca govinda-bhuja-guptāyāṁ dvāravatyāṁ kurūdvaha avātsīn nārado ’bhīkṣṇaṁ kṛṣṇopāsana-lālasaḥ
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śrī Śuka said
- govinda
- of Lord Govinda
- bhuja
- by the arms
- guptāyām
- protected
- dvāravatyām
- in the capital Dvāravatī
- kuru-udvaha
- O best of the Kurus
- avātsīt
- dwelled
- nāradaḥ
- Nārada Muni
- abhīkṣṇam
- constantly
- kṛṣṇa-upāsana
- to engage in the worship of Kṛṣṇa
- lālasaḥ
- who had great eagerness
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Eager to engage in the worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa, O best of the Kurus, Nārada Muni stayed for some time in Dvārakā, which was always protected by the arms of Govinda.