eka-dina prabhu śrīvāsere ājñā dila
'bṛhat sahasra-nāma' paḍa, śunite mana haila
'bṛhat sahasra-nāma' paḍa, śunite mana haila
Synonyms
eka-dina-one day; prabhu-the Lord; śrīvāsere-unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; ājñā-order; dila-gave; bṛhat-great; sahasra-nāma-one thousand names; paḍa-read; śunite-to hear; mana-mind; haila-wanted.
Translation
One day the Lord ordered Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura to read the Bṛhat-sahasra-nāma [the thousand names of Lord Viṣṇu], for He wanted to hear them at that time.