प्राचीनबर्हिषं क्षत्त: कर्मस्वासक्तमानसम् । नारदोऽध्यात्मतत्त्वज्ञ: कृपालु: प्रत्यबोधयत् ॥ ३ ॥
pracinabarhisam ksattah karmasv asakta-manasam narado ’dhyatma-tattva-jnah krpaluh pratyabodhayat
- pracinabarhisam
- unto King Pracinabarhisat
- ksattah
- O Vidura
- karmasu
- in fruitive activities
- asakta
- attached
- manasam
- with this mentality
- naradah
- the great sage Narada
- adhyatma
- spiritualism
- tattva-jnah
- one who knows the truth
- krpaluh
- being compassionate
- pratyabodhayat
- gave instructions.
While the princes were undergoing severe austerities in the water, their father was performing different types of fruitive activities. At this time the great saint Narada, master and teacher of all spiritual life, became very compassionate upon the King and decided to instruct him about spiritual life.