SB 10.51.30
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 30
- śuśrūṣatām avyalīkam
- asmākaṁ nara-puṅgava
- sva-janma karma gotraṁ vā
- kathyatāṁ yadi rocate
SYNONYMS
śuśrūṣatām — who are eager to hear; avyalīkam — truthfully; asmākam — to us; nara — among men; pum-gava — O most eminent; sva — Your; janma — birth; karma — activity; gotram — lineage; vā — and; kathyatām — may it be told; yadi — if; rocate — it pleases.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
O best among men, if You like, please truly describe Your birth, activities and lineage to us, who are eager to hear.
PURPORT
When the Supreme Lord descends to this world, He certainly becomes nara-puṅgava, the most eminent member of human society. Of course, the Lord is not actually a human being, and Mucukunda's questions will lead to a clarification of this point. Thus the term śuśrūṣatām, "to us, who are sincerely eager to hear," indicates that Mucukunda is inquiring in a noble way for his own and others' benefit.