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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.31.24

नित्यं सन्निहितस्तत्र भगवान् मधुसूदन: । स्मृत्याशेषाशुभहरं सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गलम् ॥ २४ ॥
nityaṁ sannihitas tatra
[nityam sannihitas tatra]
bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ
[bhagavaan madhusoodanah]
smṛtyāśeṣāśubha-haraṁ
[smrityaasheshaashubha-haram]
sarva-maṅgala-maṅgalam
[sarva-mangala-mangalam]
nityam — eternally sannihitaḥ — present tatra — there bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead madhusūdanaḥ — Madhusūdana smṛtyā — by remembrance aśeṣa-aśubha — of everything inauspicious haram — which takes away sarva-maṅgala — of all auspicious things maṅgalam — the most auspicious.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nityaṁ sannihitas tatra
nityam
eternally
sannihitaḥ
present
tatra
there
bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
madhusūdanaḥ
Madhusūdana
smṛtyāśeṣāśubha-haraṁ
smṛtyā
by remembrance
aśeṣa-aśubha
of everything inauspicious
haram
which takes away
sarva-maṅgala-maṅgalam
sarva-maṅgala
of all auspicious things
maṅgalam
the most auspicious.
Lord Madhusūdana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is eternally present in Dvārakā. It is the most auspicious of all auspicious places, and merely remembering it destroys all contamination.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Lord Madhusūdana, the Supreme Lord, is eternally present in Dvārakā. By remembering that most auspicious of all auspicious places, one destroys all contamination.
Lord Madhusūdana is eternally present in Dvārakā — the most auspicious place; merely remembering it destroys all contamination. Memory itself is purifying.
Reflection Questions
  • What does it do for me to remember Dvārakā even briefly?
  • How can I include such remembrance in my day?
📝 My note

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