नारद उवाच जनन्याभिहित: पन्था: स वै नि:श्रेयसस्य ते । भगवान् वासुदेवस्तं भज तं प्रवणात्मना ॥ ४० ॥
narada uvaca jananyabhihitah panthah sa vai nihsreyasasya te bhagavan vasudevas tam bhaja tam pravanatmana
- naradah uvaca
- the great sage Narada said
- jananya
- by your mother
- abhihitah
- stated
- panthah
- the path
- sah
- that
- vai
- certainly
- nihsreyasasya
- the ultimate goal of life
- te
- for you
- bhagavan
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- vasudevah
- Krsna
- tam
- unto Him
- bhaja
- render your service
- tam
- by Him
- pravana-atmana
- fully absorbing your mind.
The great sage Narada told Dhruva Maharaja: The instruction given by your mother, Suniti, to follow the path of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is just suitable for you. You should therefore completely absorb yourself in the devotional service of the Lord.