श्रुत्वा चैतत्रिलोकज्ञो वाल्मीकेर्नारदो वचः। श्रूयतामिति चामन्त्र्य प्रहष्टो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
śrutvā caitatrilokajño vālmīkernārado vacaḥ| śrūyatāmiti cāmantrya prahaṣṭo vākyamabravīt||
English Meaning
Hearing Vālmīki's words, Nărada, cognizant of the three worlds, said with alacrity, “listen to me”!
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)