BRS 1.2.173 — FolioCorpus

Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.173

guṇa-śravaṇaṁ, yathā dvādaśe (12.3.15)—

[guna-shravanam, yathaa dvaadashe (12.3.15)—]

yas tūttamaḥ-śloka-guṇānuvādaḥ

[yas toottamah-shloka-gunaanuvaadah]

saṅgīyate ’bhīkṣṇam amaṅgala-ghnaḥ |

[sangeeyate ’bheekshnam amangala-ghnah |]

tam eva nityaṁ śṛṇuyād abhīkṣṇaṁ

[tam eva nityam shrinuyaad abheekshnam]

kṛṣṇe ’malāṁ bhaktim abhīpsamānaḥ ||173||

[krishne ’malaam bhaktim abheepsamaanah ||173||]

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

guṇa-śravaṇaṁ, yathā dvādaśe (12.3.15)—

yas tūttamaḥ-śloka-guṇānuvādaḥ

saṅgīyate ’bhīkṣṇam amaṅgala-ghnaḥ |

tam eva nityaṁ śṛṇuyād abhīkṣṇaṁ

kṛṣṇe ’malāṁ bhaktim abhīpsamānaḥ ||173||

Hearing the qualities of the Lord (verse 87), from the Twelfth Canto: The person who desires pure devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa should hear the narrations of Lord Uttamaḥśloka’s glorious qualities, the constant chanting of which destroys everything inauspicious. The devotee should engage in such listening in regular daily assemblies and should continue his hearing throughout the day. SB 12.3.15

Purport

In the Twelfth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Third Chapter, verse 15, it is stated, “A person who desires unalloyed devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is praised by transcendental sound vibrations, should always hear about His glorification and transcendental qualities. This will surely kill all kinds of inauspiciousness in the heart.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya

Durgama-saṅgamanī

Commentary

One should hear every day (nityam), constantly (abhīkṣṇam), descriptions of the qualities of the avatāras of the Lord and His devotees (uttamaḥśloka) which are sung by the great devotees. This means that one should do that with great enthusiasm. The result of such hearing is then stated: pure bhakti to Kṛṣṇa. One who desires pure bhakti to Kṛṣṇa should hear in this way. Here Kṛṣṇa means particularly the Lord in the form of a cowherd boy, since the Bhāgavatam denotes this form of the Lord as Bhagavān Svayam.

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