Adi1.59

TEXT 59

tato duḥsaṅgam utsṛjya

satsu sajjeta buddhi-mān

santa evāsya chindanti

mano-vyāsaṅgam uktibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ—therefore; duḥsaṅgam—bad association; utsrjya—giving up; satsu—with the devotees; sajjeta—one should associate; buddhi-mān—an intelligent person; santaḥ—devotees; eva—certainly; asya—one’s; chindanti—cut off; manaḥ-vyāsaṅgam—opposing attachments; uktibhiḥ—by their instructions.

TRANSLATION

“One should therefore avoid bad company and associate only with devotees. With their realized instructions, such saints can cut the knot connecting one with activities unfavorable to devotional service.”

PURPORT

This verse, which appears in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.26.26), was spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa to Uddhava in the text known as the Uddhava-gīta. The discussion relates to the story of Purūravā and the heavenly courtesan Urvaśī. When Urvaśī left Purūravā, he was deeply affected by the separation and had to learn to overcome his grief.

It is indicated that to learn the transcendental science, it is imperative that one avoid the company of undesirable persons and always seek the company of saints and sages who are able to impart lessons of transcendental knowledge. The potent words of such realized souls penetrate the heart, thereby eradicating all misgivings accumulated through years of undesirable association. For a neophyte devotee there are two kinds of persons whose association is undesirable: (1) gross materialists who constantly engage in sense gratification and (2) unbelievers who do not serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead but serve their senses and their mental whims in terms of their speculative habits. Intelligent persons seeking transcendental realization should very scrupulously avoid their company.

Adi1.60

TEXT 60

satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido

bhavanti hṛt-karṇa-rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ

taj-joṣaṇād āśv apavarga-vartmani

śraddhā ratir bhaktir anukramiṣyati

SYNONYMS

satām—of the devotees; prasaṅgāt—by intimate association; mama—of Me; vīrya-saṁvidaḥ—talks full of spiritual potency; bhavanti—appear; hṛt—to the heart; karṇa—and to the ears; rasa-āyanāḥ—a source of sweetness; kathāḥ—talks; tat—of them; joṣaṇāt—from proper cultivation; āśu—quickly; apavarga—of liberation; vartmani—on the path; śraddhā—faith; ratiḥ—attraction; bhaktiḥ—love; anukramiṣyati—will follow one after another.

TRANSLATION

“The spiritually powerful message of Godhead can be properly discussed only in a society of devotees, and it is greatly pleasing to hear in that association. If one hears from devotees, the way of transcendental experience quickly opens to him, and gradually he attains a taste in knowledge that in due course develops into attraction and devotion.”

PURPORT

Adi1.61

TEXT 61

īśvara-svarūpa bhakta tāṅra adhiṣṭhāna

bhaktera hṛdaye kṛṣṇera satata viśrāma

SYNONYMS

īśvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svarūpa—identical with; bhakta—the pure devotee; tāṅra—His; adhiṣṭhāna—abode; bhaktera—of the devotee; hṛdaye—in the heart; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; satata—always; viśrāma—the resting place.

TRANSLATION

A pure devotee constantly engaged in the loving service of the Lord is identical with the Lord, who is always seated in his heart.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is one without a second, and therefore He is all-powerful. He has inconceivable energies, of which three are principal. The devotee is considered to be one of these energies, never the energetic. The energetic is always the Supreme Lord. The energies are related to Him for the purpose of eternal service. A living entity in the conditioned stage can uncover his aptitude for serving the Absolute Truth by the grace of Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master. Then the Lord reveals Himself within his heart, and he can know that Kṛṣṇa is seated in the heart of every pure devotee. Kṛṣṇa is actually situated in the heart of every living entity, but only a devotee can realize this fact.

Adi1.62

TEXT 62

sādhavo hṛdayaṁ mahyaṁ

sādhūnāṁ hṛdayaṁ tv aham

mad-anyat te na jānanti

nāhaṁ tebhyo manāg api

SYNONYMS

sādhavaḥ—the saints; hṛdayam—heart; mahyam—My; sādhūnām—of the saints; hṛdayam—the heart; tu—indeed; aham—I; mat—than Me; anyat—other; te—they; na—not; jānanti—know; na—nor; aham—I; tebhyaḥ—than them; manāk—slightly; api—even.

TRANSLATION

“Saints are My heart, and only I am their hearts. They do not know anyone but Me, and therefore I do not recognize anyone besides them as Mine.”

PURPORT

Adi1.63

TEXT 63

bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās

tīrtha-bhūtāḥ svayaṁ vibho

tīrthī-kurvanti tīrthāni

svāntaḥ-sthena gadā-bhṛtā

SYNONYMS

bhavat—your good self; vidhāḥ—like; bhāgavatāḥ—devotees; tīrtha—holy places of pilgrimage; bhūtāḥ—existing; svayam—themselves; vibho—O almighty one; tīrthī-kurvanti—make into holy places of pilgrimage; tīrthāni—the holy places; sva-antaḥ-sthena—being situated in their hearts; gadā-bhṛtā—by the Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

“Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage.”

PURPORT

Adi1.64

TEXT 64

sei bhakta-gaṇa haya dvi-vidha prakāra

pāriṣad-gaṇa eka, sādhaka-gaṇa āra

SYNONYMS

sei—these; bhakta-gaṇa—devotees; haya—are; dvi-vidha—twofold; prakāra—varieties; pāriṣat-gaṇa—factual devotees; eka—one; sādhaka-gaṇa—prospective devotees; āra—the other.

TRANSLATION

Such pure devotees are of two types: personal associates [pāriṣats] and neophyte devotees [sādhakas].

PURPORT

Perfect servitors of the Lord are considered His personal associates, whereas devotees endeavoring to attain perfection are called neophytes. Among the associates, some are attracted by the opulences of the Personality of Godhead, and others are attracted by nuptial love of Godhead. The former devotees are placed in the realm of Vaikuṇṭha to render reverential devotional service, whereas the latter devotees are placed in Vṛndāvana for the direct service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Adi1.65-66

TEXTS 65-66

īśvarera avatāra e-tina prakāra

aṁśa-avatāra, āra guṇa-avatāra

śaktyāveśa-avatāra--tṛtīya e-mata

aṁśa-avatāra--puruṣa-matsyādika yata

SYNONYMS

īśvarera—of the Supreme Lord; avatāra—incarnations; e-tina—these three; prakāra—kinds; aṁśa-avatāra—partial incarnations; āra—and; guṇa-avatāra—qualitative incarnations; śakti-āveśa-avatāra—empowered incarnations; tṛtīya—the third; e-mata—thus; aṁśa-avatāra—partial incarnations; puruṣa—the three puruṣa incarnations; matsya—the fish incarnation; ādika—and so on; yata—all.

TRANSLATION

There are three categories of incarnations of Godhead: partial incarnations, qualitative incarnations and empowered incarnations. The puruṣas and Matsya are examples of partial incarnations.

Adi1.67

TEXT 67

brahmā viṣṇu śiva--tina guṇāvatāre gaṇi

śakty-āveśa--sanakādi, pṛthu, vyāsa-muni

SYNONYMS

brahmā—Lord Brahmā; viṣṇu—Lord Viṣṇu; śiva—Lord Śiva; tina—three; guṇa-avatāre—among the incarnations controlling the three modes of material nature; gaṇi—I count; śakti-āveśa—empowered incarnations; sanaka-ādi—the four Kumāras; pṛthu—King Pṛthu; vyāsa-muni—Vyāsadeva.

TRANSLATION

Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva are qualitative incarnations. Empowered incarnations are those like the Kumāras, King Pṛthu and Mahā-muni Vyāsa [the compiler of the Vedas].

Adi1.68

TEXT 68

dui-rūpe haya bhagavānera prakāśa

eke ta’ prakāśa haya, āre ta’ vilāsa

SYNONYMS

dui-rūpe—in two forms; haya—are; bhagavānera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prakāśa—manifestations; eke—in one; ta’-certainly; prakāśa—manifestation; haya—is; āre—in the other; ta’-certainly; vilāsa—engaged in pastimes.

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead exhibits Himself in two kinds of forms: prakāśa and vilāsa.

PURPORT

The Supreme Lord expands His personal forms in two primary categories. The prakāśa forms are manifested by Lord Kṛṣṇa for His pastimes, and their features are exactly like His. When Lord Kṛṣṇa married sixteen thousand queens in Dvārakā, He did so in sixteen thousand prakāśa expansions. Similarly, during the rāsa dance He expanded Himself in identical prakāśa forms to dance beside each and every gopī simultaneously. When the Lord manifests His vilāsa expansions, however, they are all somewhat different in their bodily features. Lord Balarāma is the first vilāsa expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and the four-handed Nārāyaṇa forms in Vaikuṇṭha expand from Balarāma. There is no difference between the bodily forms of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma except that Their bodily colors are different. Similarly, Śrī Nārāyaṇa in Vaikuṇṭha has four hands, whereas Kṛṣṇa has only two. The expansions of the Lord who manifest such bodily differences are known as vilāsa-vigrahas.

Adi1.69-70

TEXTS 69-70

eka-i vigraha yadi haya bahu-rūpa

ākāre ta’ bheda nāhi, eka-i svarūpa

mahiṣī-vivāhe, yaiche yaiche kaila rāsa

ihāke kahiye kṛṣṇera mukhya ’prakāśa’

SYNONYMS

eka-i—the same one; vigraha—person; yadi—if; haya—becomes; bahu-rūpa—many forms; ākāre—in appearance; ta’-certainly; bheda—difference; nāhi—there is not; eka-i—one; sva-rūpa—identity; mahiṣī—with the queens of Dvārakā; vivāhe—in the marriage; yaiche yaiche—in a similar way; kaila—He did; rāsa—rāsa dance; ihāke—this; kahiye—I say; kṛṣṇera—of Kṛṣṇa; mukhya—principal; prakāśa—manifested forms.

TRANSLATION

When the Personality of Godhead expands Himself in many forms, all nondifferent in Their features, as Lord Kṛṣṇa did when He married sixteen thousand queens and when He performed His rāsa dance, such forms of the Lord are called manifested forms [prakāśa-vigrahas].

Adi1.71

TEXT 71

citraṁ bataitad ekena

vapuṣā yugapat pṛthak

gṛheṣu dvy-aṣṭa-sāhasraṁ

striya eka udāvahat

SYNONYMS

citram—wonderful; bata—oh; etat—this; ekena—with one; vapuṣā—form; yugapat—simultaneously; pṛthak—separately; gṛheṣu—in the houses; dvi-aṣṭa-sāhasram—sixteen thousand; striyaḥ—all the queens; ekaḥ—the one Śrī Kṛṣṇa; udāvahat—married.

TRANSLATION

“It is astounding that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is one without a second, expanded Himself in sixteen thousand similar forms to marry sixteen thousand queens in their respective homes.”

PURPORT

This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.69.2).

Adi1.72

TEXT 72

rāsotsavaḥ sampravṛtto

gopī-maṇḍala-maṇḍitaḥ

yogeśvareṇa kṛṣṇena

tāsāṁ madhye dvayor dvayoḥ

SYNONYMS

rāsa-utsavaḥ—the festival of the rāsa dance; sampravṛttaḥ—was begun; gopī-maṇḍala—by groups of gopīs; maṇḍitaḥ—decorated; yoga-īśvareṇa—by the master of all mystic powers; kṛṣṇena—by Lord Kṛṣṇa; tāsām—of them; madhye—in the middle; dvayoḥ dvayoḥ—of each two.

TRANSLATION

“When Lord Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by groups of cowherd girls, began the festivities of the rāsa dance, the Lord of all mystic powers placed Himself between each two girls.”

PURPORT

This verse is also quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.33.3).

Adi1.73-74

TEXTS 73-74

praviṣṭena gṛhītānāṁ

kaṇṭhe sva-nikaṭaṁ striyaḥ

yaṁ manyeran nabhas tāvad

vimāna-śata-saṅkulam

divaukasāṁ sa-dārāṇām

aty-autsukya-bhṛtātmanām

tato dundubhayo nedur

nipetuḥ puṣpa-vṛṣṭayaḥ

SYNONYMS

praviṣṭena—having entered; gṛhītānām—of those embracing; kaṇṭhe—on the neck; sva-nikaṭam—situated at their own side; striyaḥ—the gopīs; yam—whom; manyeran—would think; nabhaḥ—the sky; tāvat—at once; vimāna—of airplanes; śata—with hundreds; saṅkulam—crowded; diva-okasām—of the demigods; sa-dārāṇām—with their wives; ati-autsukya—with eagerness; bhṛta-ātmanām—whose minds were filled; tataḥ—then; dundubhayaḥ—kettledrums; neduḥ—sounded; nipetuḥ—fell; puṣpa-vṛṣṭayaḥ—showers of flowers.

TRANSLATION

“When the cowherd girls and Kṛṣṇa thus joined together, each girl thought that Kṛṣṇa was dearly embracing her alone. To behold this wonderful pastime of the Lord, the denizens of heaven and their wives, all very eager to see the dance, flew in the sky in their hundreds of airplanes. They showered flowers and beat sweetly on drums.”

PURPORT

This is another quote from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.33.3-4).

Adi1.75

TEXT 75

anekatra prakaṭatā

rūpasyaikasya yaikadā

sarvathā tat-svarūpaiva

sa prakāśa itīryate

SYNONYMS

anekatra—in many places; prakaṭatā—the manifestation; rūpasya—of form; ekasya—one; yā—which; ekadā—at one time; sarvathā—in every respect; tat—His; sva-rūpa—own form; eva—certainly; saḥ—that; prakāśaḥ—manifestive form; iti—thus; īryate—it is called.

TRANSLATION

“If numerous forms, all equal in their features, are displayed simultaneously, such forms are called prakāśa-vigrahas of the Lord.”

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.21), compiled by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.

Adi1.76

TEXT 76

eka-i vigraha kintu ākāre haya āna

aneka prakāśa haya, ’vilāsa’ tāra nāma

SYNONYMS

eka-i—one; vigraha—form; kintu—but; ākāre—in appearance; haya—is; āna—different; aneka—many; prakāśa—manifestations; haya—appear; vilāsa—pastime form; tāra—of that; nāma—the name.

TRANSLATION

But when the numerous forms are slightly different from one another, they are called vilāsa-vigrahas.

Adi1.77

TEXT 77

svarūpam anyākāraṁ yat

tasya bhāti vilāsataḥ

prāyeṇātma-samaṁ śaktyā

sa vilāso nigadyate

SYNONYMS

sva-rūpam—the Lord’s own form; anya—other; ākāram—features of the body; yat—which; tasya—His; bhāti—appears; vilāsataḥ—from particular pastimes; prāyena—almost; ātma-samam—self-similar; śaktyā—by His potency; saḥ—that; vilāsaḥ—the vilāsa (pastime) form; nigadyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

“When the Lord displays numerous forms with different features by His inconceivable potency, such forms are called vilāsa-vigrahas.”

PURPORT

This is another quotation from the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (1.15).

Adi1.78

TEXT 78

yaiche baladeva, paravyome nārāyaṇa

yaiche vāsudeva pradyumnādi saṅkarṣaṇa

SYNONYMS

yaiche—just as; baladeva—Baladeva; para-vyome—in the spiritual sky; nārāyaṇa—Lord Nārāyaṇa; yaiche—just as; vāsudeva—Vāsudeva; pradyumna-ādi—Pradyumna, etc.; saṅkarṣaṇa—Saṅkarṣaṇa.

TRANSLATION

Examples of such vilāsa-vigrahas are Baladeva, Nārāyaṇa in Vaikuṇṭha-dhāma, and the catur-vyūha-Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.

Adi1.79-80

TEXTS 79-80

īśvarera śakti haya e-tina prakāra

eka lakṣmī-gaṇa, pure mahiṣī-gaṇa āra

vraje gopī-gaṇa āra sabhāte pradhāna

vrajendra-nandana yā’te svayaṁ bhagavān

SYNONYMS

īśvarera—of the Supreme Lord; śakti—energy; haya—is; e-tina—these three; prakāra—kinds; eka—one; lakṣmī-gaṇa—the goddesses of fortune in Vaikuṇṭha; pure—in Dvārakā; mahiṣī-gaṇa—the queens; āra—and; vraje—in Vṛndāvana; gopī-gaṇa—the gopīs; āra—and; sabhāte—among all of them; pradhāna—the chief; vraja-indra-nandana—Kṛṣṇa, the son of the King of Vraja; yā’te—because; svayam—Himself; bhagavān—the primeval Lord.

TRANSLATION

The energies [consorts] of the Supreme Lord are of three kinds: the Lakṣmīs in Vaikuṇṭha, the queens in Dvārakā and the gopīs in Vṛndāvana. The gopīs are the best of all, for they have the privilege of serving Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the primeval Lord, the son of the King of Vraja.

Adi1.81

TEXT 81

svayaṁ-rūpa kṛṣṇera kāya-vyūha--tāṅra sama

bhakta sahite haya tāṅhāra āvaraṇa

SYNONYMS

svayam-rūpa—His own original form (two-handed Kṛṣṇa); kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kāya-vyūha—personal expansions; tāṅra—with Him; sama—equal; bhakta—the devotees; sahite—associated with; haya—are; tāṅhāra—His; āvaraṇa—covering.

TRANSLATION

The personal associates of the primeval Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, are His devotees, who are identical with Him. He is complete with His entourage of devotees.

PURPORT

Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His various personal expansions are nondifferent in potential power. These expansions are associated with further, secondary expansions, or servitor expansions, who are called devotees.

Adi1.82

TEXT 82

bhakta ādi krame kaila sabhāra vandana

e-sabhāra vandana sarva-śubhera kāraṇa

SYNONYMS

bhakta—the devotees; ādi—and so on; krame—in order; kaila—did; sabhāra—of the assembly; vandana—worship; e-sabhāra—of this assembly; vandana—worship; sarva-śubhera—of all good fortune; kāraṇa—the source.

TRANSLATION

Now I have worshiped all the various levels of devotees. Worshiping them is the source of all good fortune.

PURPORT

To offer prayers to the Lord, one should first offer prayers to His devotees and associates.

Adi1.83

TEXT 83

prathama śloke kahi sāmānya maṅgalācaraṇa

dvitīya ślokete kari viśeṣa vandana

SYNONYMS

prathama—first; śloke—in the verse; kahi—I express; sāmānya—general; maṅgala-ācaraṇa—invocation of benediction; dvitīya—second; ślokete—in the verse; kari—I do; viśeṣa—particular; vandana—offering of prayers.

TRANSLATION

In the first verse I have invoked a general benediction, but in the second I have prayed to the Lord in a particular form.

Adi1.84

TEXT 84

vande śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-

nityānandau sahoditau

gauḍodaye puṣpavantau

citrau śan-dau tamo-nudau

SYNONYMS

vande—I offer respectful obeisances; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya—to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya; nityānandau—and to Lord Nityānanda; saha-uditau—simultaneously arisen; gauḍa-udaye—on the eastern horizon of Gauḍa; puṣpavantau—the sun and moon together; citrau—wonderful; śam-dau—bestowing benediction; tamaḥ-nudau—dissipating darkness.

TRANSLATION

“I offer my respectful obeisances unto Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda, who are like the sun and moon. They have arisen simultaneously on the horizon of Gauḍa to dissipate the darkness of ignorance and thus wonderfully bestow benediction upon all.”

Adi1.85-86

TEXTS 85-86

vraje ye vihare pūrve kṛṣṇa-balarāma

koṭī-sūrya-candra jini doṅhāra nija-dhāma

sei dui jagatere ha-iyā sadaya

gauḍadeśe pūrva-śaile karilā udaya

SYNONYMS

vraje—in Vraja (Vṛndāvana); ye—who; vihare—played; pūrve—formerly; kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa; balarāma—Lord Balarāma; koṭī—millions; sūrya—suns; candra—moons; jini—overcoming; doṅhāra—of the two; nija-dhāma—the effulgence; sei—these; dui—two; jagatere—for the universe; ha-iyā—becoming; sa-daya—compassionate; gauḍa-deśe—in the country of Gauḍa; pūrva-śaile—on the eastern horizon; karilā—did; udaya—arise.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, the Personalities of Godhead, who formerly appeared in Vṛndāvana and were millions of times more effulgent than the sun and moon, have arisen over the eastern horizon of Gauḍadeśa [West Bengal], being compassionate for the fallen state of the world.

Adi1.87

TEXT 87

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya āra prabhu nityānanda

yāṅhāra prakāśe sarva jagat ānanda

SYNONYMS

śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya—Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya; āra—and; prabhu nityānanda—Lord Nityānanda; yāṅhāra—of whom; prakāśe—on the appearance; sarva—all; jagat—the world; ānanda—full of happiness.

TRANSLATION

The appearance of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya and Prabhu Nityānanda has surcharged the world with happiness.

Adi1.88-89

TEXTS 88-89

sūrya-candra hare yaiche saba andhakāra

vastu prakāśiyā kare dharmera pracāra

ei mata dui bhāi jīvera ajñāna-

tamo-nāśa kari’ kaila tattva-vastu-dāna

SYNONYMS

sūrya-candra—the sun and the moon; hare—drive away; yaiche—just as; saba—all; andhakāra—darkness; vastu—truth; prakāśiyā—manifesting; kare—do; dharmera—of inborn nature; pracāra—preaching; ei mata—like this; dui—two; bhāi—brothers; jīvera—of the living being; ajñāna—of ignorance; tamaḥ—of the darkness; nāśa—destruction; kari’-doing; kaila—made; tattva-vastu—of the Absolute Truth; dāna—gift.

TRANSLATION

As the sun and moon drive away darkness by their appearance and reveal the nature of everything, these two brothers dissipate the darkness of ignorance covering the living beings’ and enlighten them with knowledge of the Absolute Truth.

Adi1.90

TEXT 90

ajñāna-tamera nāma kahiye ’kaitava’

dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣa-vāñchā ādi saba

SYNONYMS

ajñāna-tamera—of the darkness of ignorance; nāma—name; kahiye—I call; kaitava—cheating process; dharma—religiosity; artha—economic development; kāma—sense gratification; mokṣa—liberation; vāñchā—desire for; ādi—and so on; saba—all.

TRANSLATION

The darkness of ignorance is called kaitava, the way of cheating, which begins with religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation.

Adi1.91

TEXT 91

dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo ’tra paramo nirmatsarāṇāṁ satāṁ

vedyaṁ vāstavam atra vastu śiva-daṁ tāpa-trayonmūlanam

śrīmad-bhāgavate mahā-muni-kṛte kiṁ vā parair īśvaraḥ

sadyo hṛdy avarudhyate ’tra kṛtibhiḥ śuśrūṣubhis tat-kṣaṇāt

SYNONYMS

dharmaḥ—religiosity; projjhita—completely rejected; kaitavaḥ—in which fruitive intention; atra—herein; paramaḥ—the highest; nirmatsarāṇām—of the one-hundred-percent pure in heart; satām—devotees; vedyam—to be understood; vāstavam—factual; atra—herein; vastu—substance; śiva-dam—giving well-being; tāpa-traya—of threefold miseries; unmūlanam—causing uprooting; śrīmat—beautiful; bhāgavate—in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa; mahā-muni—by the great sage (Vyāsadeva); kṛte—compiled; kim—what; vā—indeed; paraiḥ—with others; īśvaraḥ—the Supreme Lord; sadyaḥ—at once; hṛdi—within the heart; avarudhyate—becomes confined; atra—herein; kṛtibhiḥ—by pious men; śuśrūṣubhiḥ—desiring to hear; tat-kṣaṇāt—without delay.

TRANSLATION

“The great scripture Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, compiled by Mahā-muni Vyāsadeva from four original verses, describes the most elevated and kindhearted devotees and completely rejects the cheating ways of materially motivated religiosity. It propounds the highest principle of eternal religion, which can factually mitigate the threefold miseries of a living being and award the highest benediction of full prosperity and knowledge. Those willing to hear the message of this scripture in a submissive attitude of service can at once capture the Supreme Lord in their hearts. Therefore there is no need for any scripture other than Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.”

PURPORT

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