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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.32.43

य इदं श‍ृणुयादम्ब श्रद्धया पुरुष: सकृत् । यो वाभिधत्ते मच्चित्त: स ह्येति पदवीं च मे ॥ ४३ ॥
ya idaṁ śṛṇuyād amba
[ya idam shrinuyaad amba]
śraddhayā puruṣaḥ sakṛt
[shraddhayaa purushah sakrit]
yo vābhidhatte mac-cittaḥ
[yo vaabhidhatte mach-chittah]
sa hy eti padavīṁ ca me
[sa hy eti padaveem cha me]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — he who idam — this śṛṇuyāt — may hear amba — O mother śraddhayā — with faith puruṣaḥ — a person sakṛt — once yaḥ — he who vā — or abhidhatte — repeats mat-cittaḥ — his mind fixed on Me saḥ — he hi — certainly eti — attains padavīm — abode ca — and me — My.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ya idaṁ śṛṇuyād amba
yaḥ
he who
idam
this
śṛṇuyāt
may hear
amba
O mother
śraddhayā puruṣaḥ sakṛt
śraddhayā
with faith
puruṣaḥ
a person
sakṛt
once
yaḥ
he who
yo vābhidhatte mac-cittaḥ
vā
or
abhidhatte
repeats
mat-cittaḥ
his mind fixed on Me
sa hy eti padavīṁ ca me
saḥ
he
hi
certainly
eti
attains
padavīm
abode
ca
and
me
My.
Anyone who once meditates upon Me with faith and affection, who hears and chants about Me, surely goes back home, back to Godhead.
Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Third Canto, Thirty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Entanglement in Fruitive Activities.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O mother! That person who hears this topic once with faith, or who utters this topic, concentrating his mind on me, certainly attains the place where my feet rest. What to speak of the good fortune for the performers of these actions, hear about the good fortune that arises just from hearing and chanting about this topic. Fixing his mind on me (mat-cittaḥ), he attains the place where my feet rest (padavīm). Thus ends the commentary on Thirty-second Chapter of the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Thirty-three Departure of Kapila 3.33: Activities of Kapila 33. Activities of Kapila
Personal Guidance
Karma here is not abstract bookkeeping — it is the simple fact that what we do shapes who we become. The verse asks us to take cause and effect seriously again.
Reflection Questions
  • Where are you accumulating 'good karma' instead of taking real refuge?
  • What would you do this week if you knew karma was not the deepest layer of your life?
📝 My note

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