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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.19.2

आर्ष्टिषेणेन सह गन्धर्वैरनुगीयमानां परमकल्याणीं भर्तृभगवत्कथां समुपश‍ृणोति स्वयं चेदं गायति ॥ २ ॥
ārṣṭiṣeṇena saha gandharvair anugīyamānāṁ parama-kalyāṇīṁ bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathāṁ samupaśṛṇoti svayaṁ cedaṁ gāyati.
[aarshtishenena saha gandharvair anugeeyamaanaam parama-kalyaaneem bhartri-bhagavat-kathaam samupashrinoti svayam chedam gaayati.]
Word-for-word
ārṣṭi-ṣeṇena — Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, the chief personality of Kimpuruṣa-varṣa saha — with gandharvaiḥ — by a company of Gandharvas anugīyamānām — being chanted parama-kalyāṇīm — most auspicious bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathām — the glories of his master, who is also the Supreme Personality of Godhead samupaśṛṇoti — he hears with great attention svayam ca — and personally idam — this gāyati — chants.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ārṣṭiṣeṇena saha gandharvair anugīyamānāṁ parama-kalyāṇīṁ bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathāṁ samupaśṛṇoti svayaṁ cedaṁ gāyati.
ārṣṭi-ṣeṇena
Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, the chief personality of Kimpuruṣa-varṣa
saha
with
gandharvaiḥ
by a company of Gandharvas
anugīyamānām
being chanted
parama-kalyāṇīm
most auspicious
bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathām
the glories of his master, who is also the Supreme Personality of Godhead
samupaśṛṇoti
he hears with great attention
svayam ca
and personally
idam
this
gāyati
chants.
A host of Gandharvas is always engaged in chanting the glories of Lord Rāmacandra. That chanting is always extremely auspicious. Hanumānjī and Arṣṭiṣeṇa, the chief person in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa, constantly hear those glories with complete attention. Hanumān chants the following mantras.
Purport

In the Purāṇas there are two different opinions concerning Lord Rāmacandra. In the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (5.34-36) this is confirmed in the description of the incarnation of Manu.

vāsudevādi-rūpāṇām avatārāḥ prakīrtitāḥ viṣṇu-dharmottare rāma- lakṣmaṇādyāḥ kramādamī

pādme tu rāmo bhagavān nārāyaṇa itīritaḥ śeṣaś cakraṁ ca śaṅkhaś ca kramāt syur lakṣmaṇādayaḥ

madhya-deśa-sthitāyodhyā- pure ’sya vasatiḥ smṛtā mahā-vaikuṇṭhaloke ca rāghavendrasya kīrtitā

The Viṣṇu-dharmottara describes that Lord Rāmacandra and His brothers — Lakṣmaṇa, Bharata and Śatrughna — are incarnations of Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha respectively. The Padma Purāṇa, however, says that Lord Rāmacandra is an incarnation of Nārāyaṇa and that the other three brothers are incarnations of Śeṣa, Cakra and Śaṅkha. Therefore Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa has concluded, tad idaṁ kalpa-bhedenaiva sambhāvyam. In other words, these opinions are not contradictory. In some millenniums Lord Rāmacandra and His brothers appear as incarnations of Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha, and in other millenniums They appear as incarnations of Nārāyaṇa, Śeṣa, Cakra and Śaṅkha. The residence of Lord Rāmacandra on this planet is Ayodhyā. Ayodhyā City is still existing in the district of Faizabad, which is situated on the northern side of Uttar Pradesh.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hanumān, along with Arṣṭiṣeṇa, constantly hears with rapt attention the most auspicious glories of his master, sung by Gandharvas. Hanumān chants the following mantras. Hanumān hears the glories of the Lord, his master. This indicates that he does not even hear the glories of other forms of the Lord, unlike Nārada and others.
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Personal Guidance
Gandharvas sing the Lord's glories, Hanumān listens fully. Real spiritual life is half singing, half listening — and the listening half is often missed. Cultivate the discipline of receiving holy sound with complete attention.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I listen to scripture and kīrtana with full attention, or while half-distracted?
  • What would change if for one session I simply received the sound without commenting in my mind?
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