Sûta
said: "Offering my obeisances to Lord Krishna, to the creator,
to the brahmins and to the supreme of dharma, I shall now
discuss the eternal nature of religion [in terms of the
topics discussed in the Bhâgavatam].
Sûta
said: "Offering obeisances to Lord Krishna, to the creator,
to the brahmins and to the supreme of the dharma, shall I
now speak of its enduring nature [in terms of the topics
discussed in the Bhâgavatam].
(Vedabase)
Text
2
O
sages, upon your request I related to you these wonderous
pastimes of Lord Vishnu that are especially suitable for people
in respect of the person.
I
related on your request o sages to you these wonderful
pastimes of Lord Vishnu suitable for people in respect of
the person. (Vedabase)
Text
3
The direct
interest of this narration is the glorification of the Lord,
the Remover of All Sins, Nârâyana, the Lord of the
Senses, the Supreme Personality and Master of the
Sâtvatas.
In
this [recounting] is directly glorified the Lord,
the Remover of All Sins, Nârâyana, the Lord of
the Senses, the Supreme Personality and Master of the
Sâtvatas. (Vedabase)
Text
4
The
creation and annihilation of this universe and the confidential
knowledge of the One Self-existent Supreme Spirit is discussed
herein, together with the purity of perception and the means of
cultivating that realization.
Herein
is the creation and annihilation of this universe and the
confidential knowledge of the One Self-existent Supreme
Spirit discussed, together wiith the wisdom and means of its
cultivation. (Vedabase)
Text
5-6
Bhakti-yoga and
the renunciation belonging to it are at length discussed
[in 1.2,
7.5-10
& Canto 11.29],
just as the history of Nârada [1.4-6]
and the story of Parîkchit describing how the sage among
the kings fasted until death because he was cursed by [the
son of] a sage and then had his conversation with S'uka,
the best of the brahmins [see Canto 1.8-18].
At
length are discussed the bhakti-yoga and renunciation
belonging to it [in 1.2, 7.5-10 & Canto 11.29],
just as the history of Nârada [1.4-6] and the
history of Parîkchit: the fast until death of
Parîkchit, the sage among the kings, because of his
being cursed by [the son of] a learned one and the
conversation between Parîkchit and S'uka, the best of
the brahmins [see Canto 1.8-18].
(Vedabase)
Text
7
What follows is
a discussion of how one may attain liberation by concentrating
in yoga in case one has to die [2.2:
15-21], a
conversation between Nârada and Brahmâ
[2.5],
the row of avatâras [1.3
& 2.7]
and how the process of evolution takes place from the primary
of nature [or pradhâna, 3.26:
10-72].
[Next
is discussed] to attain liberation at death by
concentrating in yoga [2.2: 15-21], the conversation
between Nârada and Brahmâ [2.5], the row
of avatâras [1.3 & 2.7] and the process of
creation from the primary nature [of pradhâna,
3.26: 10-72]. (Vedabase)
Text
8
Next
there is the discussion Vidura had with Uddhava
[3.1:
25-3.4]
and the one Vidura had with Maitreya [3.5-4.31],
[preceded by] what a Purâna entails [in
general, see 2.10:
1 and
12.7:
9-10], and
then the subject is discussed of the winding up of the creation
within the Mahâpurusha [2.10:
6,
3.11:
30,
8.5:
35,
11.3:
8-15,
12.4].
There
is the discussion Vidura had with Uddhava [3.1:
25-3.4] and the one Vidura had with Maitreya [3.5-
4.31], then what the purâna entails [in
general, see 2.10: 1 and 12.7: 9-10], and then there are
the inquiries on the winding up of the creation within the
Mahâpurusha [2.10: 6, 3.11: 30, 8.5: 35, 11.3:
8-15, 12.4]. (Vedabase)
Text
9
What follows is
the creation the way it occurs from [the modes of]
material nature and the generation of the seven derivatives
[of mahat,
ahamkâra
and the tanmâtras,
see 3.20:
12-17],
that come about with the evolution of the egg of the universe
from which the universal form of the Lord arises
[3.6].
What
follows is the creation from [the modes of] material
nature and the generating of the seven derivatives [of
mahat, ahamkâra and the tanmâtras, see 3.20:
12-17], spreading with with the construction of the egg
of the universe from which the universal form of the Lord
arises [3.6]. (Vedabase)
Text
10
The gross and
subtle movements of time [3.11],
[are discussed as well as] the generation of the lotus
[3.8]
and the killing of Hiranyâksha relating to the
deliverance of the earth from the ocean
[3.17-19].
The
gross and subtle movements of time [3.11], [are
discussed as well as] the generation of the lotus
[3.8] and the killing of Hiranyâksha in
connection with the deliverance of the earth from the ocean
[3.17-19]. (Vedabase)
Text
11
[And thus
we have] the creation of the higher beings, the animals
[the mammals] and the lower ones
[3.12:
37-48],
the birth of Rudra [3.12],
and the appearance of Svâyambhuva Manu from the
male/female division of the Lord [see 3.12:
49-53,
4.1].
[And
so are there] the creation of the higher beings, the
animals and the lower ones [3.12: 37-48], the birth
of Rudra [3.12], and the appearance of
Svâyambhuva Manu as the two male and female halves of
the Lord [see 3.12: 49-53, 4.1].
(Vedabase)
Text
12-13
[Discussed
are] the progeny of the excellent consort of the first
woman S'atarûpâ,
and the offspring of [the nine daughters of] the pious
wife [Devahûti] of the founding father Kardama
[see 3.24:
20-25 and
4.1],
the descend of the Supreme Soul, the Supreme Personality of
Lord Kapila and the conversation of the scholarly Kapila with
Devahûti [3.25-33].
[Discussed
are the] the progeny of the excellent consort of the
first woman S'atarûpâ, and the offspring
[the nine daughters of] of the pious wife
[Devahûti] of the founding father Kardama
[see 3.24: 20-25 and 4.1], the descent of the
Supreme Soul, the Supreme Personality of Lord Kapila and the
conversation of the scholarly Kapila with Devahûti
[4.25-33]. (Vedabase)
Text
14-15
The descendants
of the nine brahmins [who married Kardama's daughters,
4.1],
the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice [4.2-7]
and the history of Dhruva [4.8-13]
is then followed by the stories of Prithu
[4.15-23]
and Prâcînabarhi [4.24-29],
his conversation with Nârada [4.29],
the stories of Priyavrata [5.1],
o brahmins, Nâbhi [5.3],
the life of Rishabha [5.3-6],
and Bharata Mahârâja [5.7-13].
The
descendants of the nine brahmins [who married Kardama's
daughters, 4.1], the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice
[4.2-7] and the history of Dhruva [4.8-13]
is then followed by the stories of Prithu [4.15-23]
and Prâcînabarhi [4.24-29], his
conversation with Nârada [4.29], the stories
of Priyavrata [5.1], o brahmins, Nâbhi
[5.3], the life of Rishabha [5.3-6], and
Bharata Mahârâja [5.7-13].
(Vedabase)
Text
16
The continents,
subcontinents and oceans, the mountains and rivers are
described in detail [5.19-20],
as well as the celestial sphere [5.21-23]
and the arrangement of the subterranean regions and hell
[5.24-26].
The
continents, subcontinents and oceans, the mountains and
rivers are described in detail [5.19-20], the
celestial sphere [5.21-23] and the arrangement of
the subterranean regions and hell [5.24-26].
(Vedabase)
Text
17
[Described
are] Daksha's [re-]birth as the son of the
Pracetâs [6.4]
and the progeny of his daughters from which there were the
demigods, demons and human beings, the animals, serpents, birds
and other species [6.6]
.
[Described
are] Daksha's (re-)birth as the son of the
Pracetâs [6.4] and the progeny of his
daughters from which there were the demigods, demons and
human beings, the animals [the mammals], serpents,
birds and other species [6.6].
(Vedabase)
Text
18
[Also there
is] the birth and death of [Vritra,
6.9-12]
the son of Tvashthâ and the two sons of Diti,
Hiranyâksha [3.14-19]
and Hiranyakas'ipu, o brahmins, together with the history of
the great soul Prahlâda, the controller of the Daityas
[7.2-8].
[Also
is there] the birth and death of [Vritra,
6.9-12] the son of Tvashthâ and the two sons of
Diti, Hiranyâksha [3.14-19] and
Hiranyakas'ipu, o brahmins, together with the history of the
great soul Prahlâda, the controller of the Daityas
[7.2-8]. (Vedabase)
Text
19-20
In detail are
described the reigns of the Manus [8.1],
the liberation of the king of the elephants [Gajendra,
8.2-4]
and the avatâras of Lord Vishnu in each period of
Manu [8.5
& 13]
like Hayas'îrshâ [8.24:
8 &
57;
5.18:
1],
Nrisimha [7.9-10],
Vâmana [8.18-22],
Mâtsya [8.24]
and Kûrma for the sake of churning the nectar from the
milk ocean by the inhabitants of heaven
[8.7-8].
In
detail are described the reigns of the Manus [8.1],
the liberation of the king of the elephants [Gajendra,
8.2-4] and the avatâras of Lord Vishnu in each
period of Manu [8.5 & 13] like
Hayas'îrshâ [8.24: 8 & 57; 5.18: 1],
Nrisimha [7.9-10], Vâmana [8.18-22],
Mâtsya [8.24] and Kûrma for the sake of
churning the nectar from the milk ocean by the inhabitants
of heaven [8.7-8]. (Vedabase)
Text
21
The great war
between the demons and the gods is described
[8.10]
as also systematically the dynasties of the kings
[9.2,
7,
9,
12,
13,
17,
20-24];
the
dynasty of Sudyumna [9.1]
and the birth of Ikshvâku
and his dynasty [9.6].
The
great war between the demons and the gods is described
[8.10] as also systematically the dynasties of the
kings [9.2, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 20 -24]; the dynasty
of Sudyumna [9.1] and the birth of Ikshvâku
and his dynasty [9.6]. (Vedabase)
Text
22
Related are the
stories of Ilâ
[9.1:
16-27]
and Târâ
[9.14:
4-13]
as also an account of the descendants of the
Sûrya-vams'a, like S'as'âda
[Vikukshi,
9.6:
6-11]
and Nriga
[9.1:
11-12,
9.2:
17 &
10:
64].
Related
are the stories of Ilâ [9.1. 16-27] and
Târâ [9.14: 4-13] as also an account of
the descendants of the Sûrya-vams'a, like
S'as'âda [Vikukshi, 9.6: 6-11] and Nriga
[9.1: 11-12, 9.2: 17 & 10: 64].
(Vedabase)
Text
23
There are the
stories of Sukanyâ [9.3],
[the daughter of] S'aryâti, the intelligent
Kakutstha [Purañjaya, 9.6:
12-19],
Mândhâtâ [9.6:
33-37 &
9.7],
Saubhari [9.6],
Sagara [9.8]
and Khathvânga [9.9:
41-47].
There
are the stories of Sukanyâ [9.3], [the
daughter of] S'aryâti, the intelligent Kakutstha
[Purañjaya, 9.6: 12-19],
Mândhâtâ [9.6: 33-37 & 9.7],
Saubhari [9.6], Sagara [9.8] and
Khathvânga [9.9: 41-47].
(Vedabase)
Text
24
[Presented
are] the pastimes of Lord Râmacandra, the King of
Kosala, which dispel all sin [9.10
& 11],
Nimi who gave up his material body [9.13],
and the appearance of the descendants of king Janaka [or
S'îradhvaja, 9.13:
18-27].
[Presented
are] the pastimes of Lord Râmacandra, the King of
Kosala, which dispel all sin [9.10 & 11], Nimi
who gave up his material body [9.13], and the
appearance of the descendants of king Janaka [or
S'îradhvaja, 9.13: 18-27].
(Vedabase)
Text
25-26
[Spoken is
about] the elimination of the ruling class by Lord
Paras'urâma, the Greatest One of Bhrigu
[9.15
& 16];
about Aila [Purûravâ, 9.14
& 15],
Nahusha [9.18:
1],
Yayâti [9.18
& 19],
Dushmanta's son Bharata [9.20],
S'ântanu [9.22:
12-13] and
S'ântanu's son Bhîshma [9.22:
18-19] of
the Candra-vams'a as also about the celebrated dynasty of Yadu,
the eldest son of Yayâti [9.23:
18-29].
(25-26)
[Spoken is about] the elimination of the ruling
class by Lord Paras'urâma, the Greatest One of Bhrigu
[9.15 & 16]; about Aila
[Purûravâ, 9.14 & 15], Nahusha
[9.18: 1], Yayâti [9.18 & 19],
Dushmanta's son Bharata [9.20], S'ântanu
[9.22: 12-13] and S'ântanu's son Bhîshma
[9.22: 19-19] of the candra-vams'a as also about the
celebrated dynasty of Yadu, the eldest son of Yayâti
[9.23: 19-29]. (Vedabase)
Text
27
[It is]
the dynasty in which - in the house of Vasudeva - the Supreme
Lord known as Krishna, the Controller of the Living Being,
descended; [following is described] His birth
[10.3]
and how He grew up in Gokula [10.4-10].
[It
is] the dynasty in which in the house of Vasudeva the
Supreme Lord known as Krishna, the Controller of the Living
Being, descended; [following is described] His birth
[10-3] and how He grew up in Gokula
[10.4-10]. (Vedabase)
Text
28-30
His countless
exploits are [next] glorified [in the descriptions
of]: how He sucked the milk along with the life-air out of
Pûtanâ [10.6],
how He as a child broke the cart and trampled
Trinâvarta
[10.7],
killed Baka, Vatsa [10.11],
and Agha [10.12],
[and how He dealt with] Brahmâ hiding away the
calves and boys [10.13
& 14],
how He destroyed Dhenuka [10.15]
and Pralamba [10.18]
with His companions, and how He saved them [the
gopas] from a forest fire that entrapped them
[10.17
& 19].
His
countless exploits are [next] glorified [in the
descriptions of]: how He sucked the milk along with the
life-air out of Pûtanâ [10.6], how He as
a child broke the cart and trampled Trinâvarta
[10.7], killed Baka, Vatsa [10.11], and Agha
[10.12], [and how He dealt with]
Brahmâ hiding away the calves and boys [10.13
& 14], how He destroyed Dhenuka [10.15] and
Pralamba [10.18] with His companions, and how He
saved them from a forest fire that entrapped them [10.17
& 19]. (Vedabase)
Text
31-33
[Recounted
are] the subduing of the snake Kâliya
[10.16-17];
the vows that to the contentment of the Infallible One were
observed by the young gopîs
[10.21
& 22];
the mercy for the brahmin wives feeling sorry
[10.23];
the lifting of Govardhana Hill [10.25]
and the worship and ritual bathing next performed by Indra and
Surabhi [10.27];
Krishna's sporting with the gopîs during the
nights [10.29-33],
the rescue of Nanda Mahârâja from a great serpent
[10.34]
and the killing of the foolish S'ankhacûda
[10.34],
Arishtha [10.36]
and Kes'î [10.37].
[Recounted
are] the subduing of the snake Kâliya [10:
16-17]; the vows that to the contentment of the
Infallible One were observed by the young gopîs
[10.21 & 22]; the mercy for the brahmin wives
feeling sorry [10.23]; the lifting of Govardhana
Hill [10.25] and the worship and ritual bathing next
performed by Indra and Surabhi [10.27]; Krishna's
sporting with the gopîs during the nights
[10.29-33], the rescue of Nanda Mahârâja
from a great serpent [10.34] and the killing of the
foolish S'ankhacûda [10.34], Arishtha
[10.36] and Kes'î [10.37].
(Vedabase)
Text
34
Thereafter
Akrûra arrives [10.38]
and the departure takes place of Râma and Krishna, there
is lamentation of the women of Vraja [10.39]
and the tour around Mathurâ [10.41].
Thereafter
arrives Akrûra [10.38] and is there the
departure of Râma and Krishna, there is lamentation of
the women of Vraja [10.39] and the tour around
Mathurâ [10.41]. (Vedabase)
Text
35
Then the
killing of the elephant Kuvalayâpîda
[10.43],
the wrestlers Mushthika, Cânûra, and Kamsa and
others [10.44],
as well as the retrieval of the son of Sândîpani,
the guru are described [10.45].
There
are the killing of the elephant Kuvalayâpîda
[10.43], the wrestlers Mushthika,
Cânûra, and Kamsa and others [10.44l of the
son of Sândîpani, the guru [10.45].
(Vedabase)
Text
36
Residing
in Mathurâ in the company of Uddhava and Balarâma,
by the Lord, o brahmins, pastimes were performed for the
satisfaction of the circle of the
Yadus
[10.48].
Residing
in Mathurâ in the company of Uddhava and
Balarâma, were by the Lord, o brahmins, pastimes
performed for the satisfaction of the circle of the Yadus
[10.48]. (Vedabase)
Text
37
[Next there
is] the annihilation many times over of the troops
assembled by Jarasândha [10.50],
the founding of Dvârakâ and the killing of the
barbarian king [10.51].
[Next
there is] the annihilation many times of the troops
assembled by Jarasândha [10.50], the founding
of Dvârakâ and the killing of the barbarian king
[10.51]. (Vedabase)
Text
38
There is the
kidnapping of Rukminî with the Lord defeating His rivals
in battle [10.53]
and the pârijâta from heaven [from Indra,
10.50:
54]
received together with the Sudharmâ assembly
hall.
There
is the kidnapping of Rukminî with the Lord defeating
His rivals in battle [10.53] and the receiving
[from Indra, 10.50: 54] received together with the
Sudharmâ assembly hall. (Vedabase)
Text
39
The killing of
the master of Prâgjyotishapura [Bhauma or Naraka]
and the rescue of the young maidens [is discussed in
10.59]
with next the forced yawning of S'iva in the battle with
Bâna and the cutting of Bâna's arms
[10.63].
The
killing of the master of Prâgjyotishapura [Bhauma
or Naraka] and the rescue of the young maidens [is
discussed in 10.59] with next the forced yawning of
S'iva in the battle with Bâna and the cutting of
Bâna's arms [10.63].
(Vedabase)
Text
40-41
The
[Bhâgavatam also deals with the] prowess and
death of Pañcajana [10.45:
40-41],
S'ambara [10.55],
Pîthha [10.59],
Mura [10.59],
Dvivida [10.67],
the king of Cedi [10.74],
S'âlva [10.76-77],
the foolish Dantavakra [10.78],
and others; how the Pândavas became the direct cause
[for Krishna] to relieve the earth of its burden
[10.49]
and the burning of Vârânasî
[10.66].
The
[Bhâgavatam also deals with the] prowess and
death of Pañcajana [10.45: 40-41], S'ambara
[10.55], Pîthha [10.59], Mura
[10.59], Dvivida [10.67], the king of Cedi
[10.74], S'âlva [10.76-77], the
foolish Dantavakra [10.78], and others; how the
Pândavas became the direct cause [for Krishna]
to relieve the earth of its burden [10.49] and the
burning of Vârânasî [10.66].
(Vedabase)
Text
42-43
[Dealt with
is] the withdrawal of His own family
[11.30]
on the pretext of a curse from the learned
[11.1]
and the wonderful discussion of Vâsudeva with Uddhava in
which the science of the true self came to its full expression
in ascertaining the dharma [of how to live with Krishna not
physically present anymore, see 11.6-29],
with thereafter His forsaking of the mortal world by the
strength of His own mystical power [11.31].
[Dealt
with is] the withdrawal of His own family
[11.30] on the pretext of a curse from the learned
[11.1] and the wonderful discussion of
Vâsudeva with Uddhava in which the science of the true
self came to its full expression in ascertaining the dharma
[of how to live with Krishna not physically present
anymore, see 11.6-29], with thereafter His forsaking of
the mortal world by the strength of His own mystical power
[11.31]. (Vedabase)
Text
44
[Also
discussed are] the characteristics of the different
yugas and their corresponding activities
[11.17
& 12.3]
, the total annoyance of man in Kali-yuga
[12.1-3]
and the four types of annihilation and three
[guna] kinds of creation
[12.4].
[Also
discussed are] the characteristics of the different
yugas and their corresponding activities [11.17 &
12.3], the total annoyance of man in Kali-yuga
[12.1-3] and the four types of annihilation and
three [guna] kinds of creation [12.4].
(Vedabase)
Text
45
[At last
there is an account of] Vishnurata
[Parîkchit], the intelligent saintly king,
relinquishing his body [12.5-6],
how the seer [Vyâsa and others] conveyed the
branches of the Veda [12.6-7],
the pious narration about Mârkandeya
[12.8-10]
and the arrangement of the [limbs of the]
Mahâpurusha and the arrangement [of time] in
relation to the sun, the self of the living being of the
universe [12.11].
[At
last there is an account of] Vishnurata
[Parîkchit], the intelligent saintly king,
relinquishing his body [12.5-6], how the seer
[Vyâsa and others] conveyed the branches of
the Veda [12.6-7], the pious narration about
Mârkandeya [12.8-10] and the arrangement to
the sun [as conceived] of the Mahâpurusha, the
self of the living being of the universe [12.11].
(Vedabase)
Text
46
Thus
I have discussed in this narration, in response to your inquiry
o best of the twice-born, the activities of the
lîlâ-avatâras
to the full of their glory.
Thus
has by Me, to your inquiry, o best of the twice-born, in
this narration the activities been discussed of the
lîlâ-avatâras to the full of their glory.
(Vedabase)
Text
47
If
one, falling, tripping, being hurt or sneezing spontaneously
cries out aloud 'haraye namah' (obeisances to Hari), is
one freed from all that leads to a fall-down.
If
one, falling, tripping, being hurt or sneezing spontaneously
cries out aloud 'haraye namah' (obeisances to Hari), is one
freed from all that leads to a fall-down.
(Vedabase)
Text
48
Of persons who
properly chant about the Supreme Lord and hear about the
Unlimited One His potency, the misery that enters the heart is
cleansed away entirely, the same way the sun removes the
darkness or a strong wind removes the clouds.
Of
persons who properly chant about the Supreme Lord and hear
about the Unlimited One His potency, the misery that enters
the heart is cleansed away entirely, the same way the sun
removes the darkness or a strong wind removes the clouds.
(Vedabase)
Text
49
Vain
indeed are those words and discussions about the relative truth
wherein the Possessor of the Opulences, the Lord in the Beyond
is not mentioned; that alone is true, that alone indeed is
auspicious, that alone is meritorious which gives rise to the
qualities of the Fortunate One.
Vain
indeed are those words and discussions about the relative
truth wherein the Possessor of the Opulences, the Lord in
the Beyond is not mentioned; that alone is true, that alone
indeed is auspicious, that alone is meritorious which gives
rise to the qualities of the Fortunate One.
(Vedabase)
Text
50
That
for true is attractive, is newer and newer; that indeed is a
constant, great festival to the mind; that [way of
speaking] in which the glories of the Best One of the
Verses, Uttamas'loka, are sung repeatedly, dries up the ocean
of misery for all persons.
That
for true is attractive, is newer and newer; that indeed is a
constant, great festival to the mind; that [way of
speaking] in fact dries for all persons up the ocean of
misery, in which the glories of the Best One of the Verses,
Uttamas'loka, are sung in repetition.
(Vedabase)
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51
An
exposition of illustrative words which never describes the
sanctifying glories of the Lord compares to a place of
pilgrimage for crows and is never served by the swanlike, the
pure saints who think of Acyuta only
[alike
1.5:
10].
That
expression of illustrative words which never describes the
sanctifying glories of the Lord is alike a place of
pilgrimage for the crows and is never served by the
swanlike, the saints pure who are only into Acyuta
[alike 1.5: 10]. (Vedabase)
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52
That creation
of words which revolutionizes the sins of the people and in
which, although imperfectly composed, each verse depicts the
names and glories of the unlimited Lord, is heard, sung and
accepted by the ones who are purified and honest [identical
to 1.5:
11].
That
creation of words revolutionizing the sins of the people in
which, although imperfectly composed, each verse depicts the
names and glories of the unlimited Lord, is heard, sung and
accepted by the purified and honest[identical to 1.5:
11]. (Vedabase)
Text
53
In spite of
self-realization free from material motives, the transcendental
knowledge of the infallible that is void of love [or
devotion for the Supreme Lord] doesn't look very good
actually. Would indeed working for a result do any good when
one fails in the unsurpassable work that is performed for the
Lord [alike
1.5:
11]?
In
spite of self-realization free from material motives, does
the transcendental knowledge of the infallible actually not
look very well void of affection. Would indeed working for a
result do any good when one fails in the work unsurpassed
that is done for the Lord [alike 1.5: 11]?
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54
When
one is of penance and listens to the scriptures and so on, one
is, for the sake of repute and material success, of great
endeavor in serving the varnâs'rama
system. But when one listens to and exercizes respect for - and
so on - the lotus feet of the Maintainer of the Goddess of
Fortune, one is of remembrance because one lives in
confirmation of the qualities.
With
penance and listening to the scriptures and so on is one,
for the sake of repute and material success, of great
endeavor in serving the varnâs'rama system, but by the
listening to and respecting and so on of the lotus feet of
the Maintainer of the Goddess of Fortune, is one, living in
confirmation of the qualities, of remembrance.
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55
The
remembrance of Lord Krishna's lotus feet destroys everything
inauspicious, leads to good fortune, purification of the heart
and, connected in the wisdom and detachment, to
spiritual
knowing and
devotion for the Supreme Soul.
The
remembrance of Lord Krishna's lotusfeet destroys everything
inauspicious, leads to good fortune, purification of the
heart and, connected in the wisdom and detachment, to
spiritual knowing and devotion for the Supreme Soul.
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56
You
all, o most eminent brahmins, are indeed extremely fortunate
being constant with Nârâyana, the Original Soul and
Godhead of all, in having placed in your heart the Heavenly
Lord Beyond Whom No Other is Found. Unrelenting in your love be
now of worship.
You
all, o most eminent brahmins, indeed are extremely fortunate
being constant with Nârâyana, the Original Soul
and Godhead of all, the Heavenly Lord Beyond Whom No Other
is Found; thus should you, with unrelenting love being of
worship, place Him in your hearts.
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57
I
also was reminded of this science of the Soul as I, just as you
present in an assembly of attentively listening great sages,
heard it from the mouth of S'uka, the greatest of sages, when
king Parîkchit was fasting until death.
I
also was reminded of this science of the Soul which I,
[also] in an assembly of great sages all listening,
previously heard from the mouth of S'uka, the greatest of
sages, during the fast to death of king Parîkchit.
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58
This
o learned ones, what I narrated to you about the glories of
Vâsudeva, the One of Great Deeds Who is Most Worthy to
Describe, completely puts an end to all inauspiciousness.
This
what I narrated to you, o learned ones, about the glories of
Vâsudeva, the One of Great Deeds Who is Most Worthy to
Describe, completely puts an end to all inauspiciousness.
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59
Someone
who with unswerving attention every yâma
[three hour period] and every kshana [a
moment of 1.6 second] with faith makes others listen or
faithfully listens himself to but one verse or even half a one,
but one line or even half a line, will purify his very
soul.
One
who with unswerving attention every yâma [three
hour period] and every kshana [a moment of 1.6
second] with faith makes others listen or faithfully
listens himself to but one verse or half a one, but one line
or half a line, he indeed purifies his very soul.
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60
If one, not
having eaten, with careful attention recites or listens [to
the Bhâgavatam] on the eleventh or either twelfth day
[of a 15-day lunar fortnight, on Ekâdas'î thus,
see 3.11:
10], one
will be blessed with a long life and be freed from all that
causes one to fall.
If
one, not having eaten, with careful attention recites or
listens [to the Bhâgavatam] on the eleventh or
either twelfth day [of a 15-day lunar fortnight, see
3.11.1o], will one develop longevity and will one become
purified from all that causes one to fall.
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61
In
self-control fasting and reciting this collection of verses at
[the holy places of] Pushkara, Mathurâ or
Dvârakâ, one will be freed from the fear [of
Time, or of a material life, see
also
1.13:
19].
In
self-control fasting, reciting this collection of verses at
[the holy places of] Pushkara, Mathurâ or
Dvârakâ, one will be freed from the fear [of
Time, or of a material life, see also 1.13: 19].
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62
Chanting
or hearing being of that glorification, the demigods and sages,
the perfected and the forefathers, the progenitors and the
kings will bestow all that is desired.
Chanting
or hearing being of that glorification will the demigods and
sages, the perfected and the forefathers, the progenitors
and the kings, bestow what is desired.
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63
A
twice-born soul studying [this text] as a result may
obtain the same rivers of honey, ghee and milk one acquires
with studying the Rig, Yajur and Sâma
verses.
A
twice-born soul studying [this text] obtains as a
result the rivers of honey, ghee and milk one has with
studying the Rig, Yajur and Sâma verses.
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64
Diligently
studying this essential compilation of classical stories will a
twice-born as a consequence attain that supreme position which
is described by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead.
Diligently
studying this essential compilation of classical stories
will a twice-born as a consequence attain that supreme
position which is described by the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. (Vedabase)
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65
An
educated man studying it achieves spiritual insight, a king
achieves this way the dominion, a businessman the lordship of
treasures and a worker will rid himself of all that leads to a
falldown.
A
man of learning studying it achieves spiritual insight, a
king so the dominion, a businessman the lordship of
treasures and a worker will rid himself of all that leads to
a falldown (Vedabase)
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66
Because
in Kali-yuga Hari, the Lord of All and Annihilator of the
Contamination, is not [really or as fully] described
anywhere else but in here, for the justification of
Bhagavân who expands in countless forms, each and every
verse is describing Him in the form of the stories as they've
been told.
Because
in Kali-yuga Hari, the Lord of All and Annihilator of the
Contamination, is not [really or as full] described
anywhere else but here, is, to counter that, Bhagavân
expanding in countless forms, in each and every verse
described in the form of the stories as told.
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67
I
am bowed down to Him the Unborn, Unlimited, Real Self by whose
energies there is the creation, maintenance and destruction of
the universe, to Him the Lord Infallible who is unfathomable in
His glory to [even] the masters of heaven who are lead
by the unseen one [Aja or Brahmâ], the mighty one
[S'akra or Indra], and the beneficent one [S'ankara
or S'iva].
To
Him the Unborn, Unlimited, Real Self by whose energies there
is the creation, maintenance and destruction of the
universe, to Him unfathomable in His glory to [even]
the masters of heaven lead by the one not seen [Aja or
Brahmâ], the one mighty [S'akra or Indra],
and the one beneficent [S'ankara or S'iva]; to the
Lord Infallible, am I bowed down.
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68
My
obeisances to the Eternal Lord, the Best of All the Gods, to
the Fortunate One whose Manifestation is Pure Consciousness and
who by His nine powers [s'aktis
or potencies]
arranged for His own Self as the safe haven of the moving and
nonmoving living beings.
My
obeisances to the Eternal Lord, the Best of All the Gods, to
the Fortunate One whose Manifestation is Pure Consciousness
and who by His nine powers [s'aktis or
potencies] arranged for His own Self as the home of the
moving and nonmoving living beings.
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I bow down to
him, the son of Vyâsa who defeats everything inauspicious
and who, attracted in his heart by the pastimes of His
activities, in order to please the one Unconquerable, in denial
of any other type of consciousness had the intelligence to give
up his solitary happiness and mercifully disclosed the
[Bhâgavata] Purâna, the light of
reality."
I
bow to him, the son of Vyâsa defeating everything
inauspicious, who, attracted in his heart by the pastimes of
His activities, in order to please the one Unconquerable, in
denial of any other type of consciousness had the
intelligence to give up his solitary happiness and
mercifully disclosed the [Bhâgavata]
Purâna, the light of reality.
(Vedabase)