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Śrīmad Bhāgavata Puranam – Canto -1- Part-5

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Śrīmad Bhāgavata Puranam



 ग्रन्थकर्ता : वेदव्यासः
स्कन्दः १
 



  १३)तन्नः शुश्रूषमाणानांमर्ह्स्यङ्गानु वर्णितम्!यस्यावतारो भूतानां क्षेमाय विभवायच!

१४)आपन्नः संसॄतिं घोरां यन्नाम विवशो गॄणन्!ततः सदयोविमुच्येत यं बिभेति स्व्यं भवः!

१५)यत्पादसंश्रयाः सूत मुनयः प्रशमायनाः!सद्यः पुनन्त्युपसॄश्टाः स्वरडुनीवानुसेवया!

१६)को वा भगवतस्तस्य पुण्यश्लोकेड्यकर्मणः!शुध्धिकामो न श्रुणुयाद्यशः कलिमलापहम्!





Canto -1, Chapet-1, Sloka -13

arhasy ańgānuvarṇitum
yasyāvatāro bhūtānāḿ
SYNONYMS
tat — those; naḥ — unto us; śuśrūṣamāṇānām — those who are endeavoring for; arhasi — ought to do it; ańgaO Sūta Gosvāmī; anuvarṇitumto explain by following in the footsteps of previous ācāryas; yasya — whose; avatāraḥ — incarnation; bhūtānām — of the living beings; kṣemāya — for good; ca — and; bhavāya — upliftment; ca — and.
TRANSLATION
O Sūta Gosvāmī, we are eager to learn about the Personality of Godhead and His incarnations. Please explain to us those teachings imparted by previous masters [ācāryas], for one is uplifted both by speaking them and by hearing them.
PURPORT
The conditions for hearing the transcendental message of the Absolute Truth are set forth herein. The first condition is that the audience must be very sincere and eager to hear. And the speaker must be in the line of disciplic succession from the recognized ācārya. The transcendental message of the Absolute is not understandable by those who are materially absorbed. Under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master, one becomes gradually purified. Therefore, one must be in the chain of disciplic succession and learn the spiritual art of submissive hearing. In the case of Sūta Gosvāmī and the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya, all these conditions are fulfilled because Śrīla Sūta Gosvāmī is in the line of Śrīla Vyāsadeva, and the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya are all sincere souls who are anxious to learn the truth. Thus the transcendental topics of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa's superhuman activities, His incarnation, His birth, appearance or disappearance, His forms, His names and so on are all easily understandable because all requirements are fulfilled. Such discourses help all men on the path of spiritual realization.


Canto -1, Chapet-1, Sloka -14
SYNONYMS
āpannaḥ — being entangled; saḿsṛtimin the hurdle of birth and death; ghorām — too complicated; yat — what; nāma — the absolute name; vivaśaḥ — unconsciously; gṛṇan — chanting; tataḥ — from that; sadyaḥ — at once; vimucyeta — gets freedom; yat — that which; bibheti — fears; svayam — personally; bhayam — fear itself.
TRANSLATION
Living beings who are entangled in the complicated meshes of birth and death can be freed immediately by even unconsciously chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, which is feared by fear personified.
PURPORT
Vāsudeva, or Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is the supreme controller of everything. There is no one in creation who is not afraid of the rage of the Almighty. Great asuras like Rāvaṇa, Hiraṇyakaśipu, Kaḿsa, and others who were very powerful living entities were all killed by the Personality of Godhead. And the almighty Vāsudeva has empowered His name with the powers of His personal Self. Everything is related to Him, and everything has its identity in Him. It is stated herein that the name of Kṛṣṇa is feared even by fear personified. This indicates that the name of Kṛṣṇa is nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, the name of Kṛṣṇa is as powerful as Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. There is no difference at all. Anyone, therefore, can take advantage of the holy names of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa even in the midst of greatest dangers. The transcendental name of Kṛṣṇa, even though uttered unconsciously or by force of circumstances, can help one obtain freedom from the hurdle of birth and death.




Canto -1, Chapet-1, Sloka -15

svardhuny-āpo 'nusevayā
SYNONYMS
yat — whose; pāda — lotus feet; saḿśrayāḥ — those who have taken shelter of; sūtaO Sūta Gosvāmī; munayaḥ — great sages; praśamāyanāḥ — absorbed in devotion to the Supreme; sadyaḥ — at once; punanti — sanctify; upaspṛṣṭāḥ — simply by association; svardhunī — of the sacred Ganges; āpaḥ — water; anusevayā — bringing into use.
TRANSLATION
O Sūta, those great sages who have completely taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord can at once sanctify those who come in touch with them, whereas the waters of the Ganges can sanctify only after prolonged use.
PURPORT
Pure devotees of the Lord are more powerful than the waters of the sacred river Ganges. One can derive spiritual benefit out of prolonged use of the Ganges waters. But one can be sanctified at once by the mercy of a pure devotee of the Lord. In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that any person, regardless of birth as śūdra, woman, or merchant, can take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord and by so doing can return to Godhead. To take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord means to take shelter of the pure devotees. The pure devotees whose only business is serving are honored by the names Prabhupāda and Viṣṇupāda, which indicate such devotees to be representatives of the lotus feet of the Lord. Anyone, therefore, who takes shelter of the lotus feet of a pure devotee by accepting the pure devotee as his spiritual master can be at once purified. Such devotees of the Lord are honored equally with the Lord because they are engaged in the most confidential service of the Lord, for they deliver out of the material world the fallen souls whom the Lord wants to return home, back to Godhead. Such pure devotees are better known as vicelords according to revealed scriptures. The sincere disciple of the pure devotee considers the spiritual master equal to the Lord, but always considers himself to be a humble servant of the servant of the Lord. This is the pure devotional path.


Canto -1, Chapet-1, Sloka -16


ko bhagavatas tasya
puṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇaḥ
śuddhi-kāmo na śṛṇuyād
yaśaḥ kali-malāpaham
SYNONYMS
kaḥ — who; — rather; bhagavataḥ — of the Lord; tasya — His; puṇya — virtuous; śloka-īḍya — worshipable by prayers; karmaṇaḥ — deeds; śuddhi-kāmaḥ — desiring deliverance from all sins; na — not; śṛṇuyāt — does hear; yaśaḥ — glories; kali — of the age of quarrel; mala-apaham — the agent for sanctification.
TRANSLATION
Who is there, desiring deliverance from the vices of the age of quarrel, who is not willing to hear the virtuous glories of the Lord?
PURPORT
The age of Kali is the most condemned age due to its quarrelsome features. Kali-yuga is so saturated with vicious habits that there is a great fight at the slightest misunderstanding. Those who are engaged in the pure devotional service of the Lord, who are without any desire for self-aggrandizement and who are freed from the effects of fruitive actions and dry philosophical speculations are capable of getting out of the estrangements of this complicated age. The leaders of the people are very much anxious to live in peace and friendship, but they have no information of the simple method of hearing the glories of the Lord. On the contrary, such leaders are opposed to the propagation of the glories of the Lord. In other words, the foolish leaders want to completely deny the existence of the Lord. In the name of secular state, such leaders are enacting various plans every year. But by the insurmountable intricacies of the material nature of the Lord, all these plans for progress are being constantly frustrated. They have no eyes to see that their attempts at peace and friendship are failing. But here is the hint to get over the hurdle. If we want actual peace, we must open the road to understanding of the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa and glorify Him for His virtuous activities as they are depicted in the pages of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.





Om Tat Sat
                                                        
(Continued...) 


 (My humble salutations to  the lotus feet of Bhagavan Sri Krishna Paramathma ji, Sri Veda Vyas Maharaj ji, H H Sri Swami Srila Prabhupada ji, H H Swami jis  and  Bhaktivedanta dot Org  for this devotional collection)



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  श्री कल्याणी देवी विरचितम् । 
  
श्रीवर बालक रिङ्खणतत्पर पद्मदलायतलोचन देव ।
कुन्तलसन्ततिराजितसन्मुख देवकिनन्दन गोविन्द वन्दे ॥ १॥

हाटकनूपुरशक्वरिपूर्वकभूषणभूषित श्यामलदेह ।
कुन्तलसन्ततिराजितसन्मुख देवकिनन्दन गोविन्द वन्दे ॥ २॥

देवकिनन्दन नन्दवन्दित मध्वविभीषणसान्द्रसरोज ।
कुन्तलसन्ततिराजितसन्मुख देवकिनन्दन गोविन्द वन्दे ॥ ३॥

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