# SB 4.31.23 > मैत्रेय उवाच > इति प्रचेतसो राजन्नन्याश्च भगवत्कथाः । > श्रावयित्वा ब्रह्मलोकं ययौ स्वायम्भुवो मुनिः ॥२३॥ ## Text > maitreya uvāca > iti pracetaso rājann > anyāś ca bhagavat-kathāḥ > śrāvayitvā brahma-lokaṁ > yayau svāyambhuvo muniḥ ## Synonyms *maitreyaḥ uvāca*—Maitreya said; *iti*—thus; *pracetasaḥ*—the Pracetās; *rājan*—O King; *anyāḥ*—others; *ca*—also; *bhagavat-kathāḥ*—topics about the relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *śrāvayitvā*—after instructing; *brahma-lokam*—to Brahmaloka; *yayau*—went back; *svāyambhuvaḥ*—the son of Lord Brahmā; *muniḥ*—the great sage. ## Translation **The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear King Vidura, Śrī Nārada Muni, the son of Lord Brahmā, thus described all these relationships with the Supreme Personality of Godhead to the Pracetās. Afterward, he returned to Brahmaloka.** ## Purport One has to hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead from a pure devotee. The Pracetās got this opportunity from the great sage Nārada, who told them of the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotees.