श्रीनारद उवाच भक्तियोगस्य तत्सर्वमन्तरायतयार्भक: । मन्यमानो हृषीकेशं स्मयमान उवाच ह ॥ १ ॥
sri-narada uvaca bhakti-yogasya tat sarvam antarayatayarbhakah manyamano hrsikesam smayamana uvaca ha
- sri-naradah uvaca
- Narada Muni said
- bhakti-yogasya
- of the principles of devotional service
- tat
- those (blessings or benedictions offered by Lord Nrsimhadeva)
- sarvam
- each and every one of them
- antarayataya
- because of being impediments (on the path of bhakti-yoga)
- arbhakah
- Prahlada Maharaja, although only a boy
- manyamanah
- considering
- hrsikesam
- unto Lord Nrsimhadeva
- smayamanah
- smiling
- uvaca
- said
- ha
- in the past
The saint Narada Muni continued: Although Prahlada Maharaja was only a boy, when he heard the benedictions offered by Lord Nrsimhadeva he considered them impediments on the path of devotional service. Thus he smiled very mildly and spoke as follows.