Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.13.17
क्षेत्राणां चैव सर्वेषां यथा काशी ह्यनुत्तमा ।
तथा पुराणव्रातानां श्रीमद्भागवतं द्विजा: ॥ १७ ॥
kṣetrāṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ
[kshetraanaam chaiva sarveshaam]
yathā kāśī hy anuttamā
[yathaa kaashee hy anuttamaa]
tathā purāṇa-vrātānāṁ
[tathaa puraana-vraataanaam]
śrīmad-bhāgavataṁ dvijāḥ
[shreemad-bhaagavatam dvijaah]
Word-for-word
kṣetrāṇām
—
of holy places
ca
—
and
eva
—
indeed
sarveṣām
—
of all
yathā
—
as
kāśī
—
Benares
hi
—
indeed
anuttamā
—
unexcelled
tathā
—
thus
purāṇa-vrātānām
—
of all the Purāṇas
śrīmat-bhāgavatam
—
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
dvijāḥ
—
O brāhmaṇas..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṣetrāṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ
kṣetrāṇām
of holy places
ca
and
eva
indeed
sarveṣām
of all
yathā kāśī hy anuttamā
yathā
as
kāśī
Benares
hi
indeed
anuttamā
unexcelled
tathā purāṇa-vrātānāṁ
tathā
thus
purāṇa-vrātānām
of all the Purāṇas
śrīmad-bhāgavataṁ dvijāḥ
śrīmat-bhāgavatam
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
dvijāḥ
O brāhmaṇas..
O brāhmaṇas, in the same way that the city of Kāśī is unexcelled among holy places, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is supreme among all the Purāṇas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O brāhmaṇas, in the same way that the city of Kāśī is unexcelled among holy places, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is supreme among all the Purāṇas.
Personal Guidance
As Kasi is unexcelled among holy places, Bhagavatam is supreme among Puranas. The book is a kind of holy city — to which we keep returning for sanctity.
Reflection Questions
- Have I treated Bhagavatam as a place I keep coming home to?
- What single page is currently my favorite address there?
My note
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