उपविष्टं दर्भमय्यां बृस्यां ब्रह्म सनातनम् । नारदाय प्रवोचन्तं पृच्छते शृण्वतां सताम् ॥ ३७ ॥
upavistam darbhamayyam brsyam brahma sanatanam naradaya pravocantam prcchate srnvatam satam
- upavistam
- seated
- darbha-mayyam
- made of darbha, straw
- brsyam
- on a mattress
- brahma
- the Absolute Truth
- sanatanam
- the eternal
- naradaya
- unto Narada
- pravocantam
- speaking
- prcchate
- asking
- srnvatam
- listening
- satam
- of the great sages.
He was seated on a straw mattress and speaking to all present, including the great sage Narada, to whom he specifically spoke about the Absolute Truth.