Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.38
सोऽचिरादेव राजर्षे स्यादच्युतकथाश्रय: ।
शृण्वत: श्रद्दधानस्य नित्यदा स्यादधीयत: ॥ ३८ ॥
so ’cirād eva rājarṣe
[so ’chiraad eva raajarshe]
syād acyuta-kathāśrayaḥ
[syaad achyuta-kathaashrayah]
śṛṇvataḥ śraddadhānasya
[shrinvatah shraddadhaanasya]
nityadā syād adhīyataḥ
[nityadaa syaad adheeyatah]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
that
acirāt
—
very soon
eva
—
certainly
rāja-ṛṣe
—
O best of kings
syāt
—
becomes
acyuta
—
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
kathā
—
narrations
āśrayaḥ
—
depending on
śṛṇvataḥ
—
of one who is hearing
śraddadhānasya
—
faithful
nityadā
—
always
syāt
—
becomes
adhīyataḥ
—
by cultivation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’cirād eva rājarṣe
saḥ
that
syād acyuta-kathāśrayaḥ
acirāt
very soon
eva
certainly
rāja-ṛṣe
O best of kings
śṛṇvataḥ śraddadhānasya
syāt
becomes
acyuta
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
kathā
narrations
nityadā syād adhīyataḥ
āśrayaḥ
depending on
śṛṇvataḥ
of one who is hearing
śraddadhānasya
faithful
nityadā
always
syāt
becomes
adhīyataḥ
by cultivation.
O best of kings, one who is faithful, who is always hearing the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always engaged in the culture of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and in hearing of the Lord’s activities, very soon becomes eligible to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face.
Purport
Constant engagement in the transcendental loving service of Vāsudeva means constantly hearing the glories of the Lord. The principles of bhakti-yoga — śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam/ arcanaṁ vandanaṁ dāsyaṁ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam — are the only means by which perfection can be attained. Simply by hearing of the glories of the Lord, one is elevated to the transcendental position.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O saintly King! One who hears and studies with faith very soon attains bhakti-yoga in the form of shelter of topics of the Lord to attain prema.
Sādhana for attaining prema is also bhakti-yoga. On should take shelter of topics of the Lord to attain prema. Who is qualified? Those who study bhagavad-dharma, and hear, chant and remember the Lord with faith. “Hearing” in the verse means these three principle activities of bhakti.
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Personal Guidance
Faithful, always hearing the Lord's glories, engaged in Kṛṣṇa-consciousness — one becomes eligible to see the Lord. The eligibility-criteria are specific; missing one weakens the case.
Reflection Questions
- Which of the three (faith, hearing, consciousness-engagement) is least developed in me?
- Where would adding one move me closer to eligibility?
My note
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