Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.1.32
तत्कथासु महत् पुण्यं धन्यं स्वस्त्ययनं शुभम् ।
यत्र यत्रोत्तमश्लोको भगवान्गीयते हरि: ॥ ३२ ॥
tat-kathāsu mahat puṇyaṁ
[tat-kathaasu mahat punyam]
dhanyaṁ svastyayanaṁ śubham
[dhanyam svastyayanam shubham]
yatra yatrottamaśloko
[yatra yatrottamashloko]
bhagavān gīyate hariḥ
[bhagavaan geeyate harih]
Word-for-word
tat-kathāsu
—
in those narrations
mahat
—
great
puṇyam
—
pious
dhanyam
—
glorious
svastyayanam
—
auspicious
śubham
—
all good
yatra
—
whenever
yatra
—
wherever
uttamaślokaḥ
—
the Lord, who is known as Uttamaśloka (He who is described by transcendental literature)
bhagavān
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
gīyate
—
is glorified
hariḥ
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tat-kathāsu mahat puṇyaṁ
tat-kathāsu
in those narrations
mahat
great
puṇyam
pious
dhanyaṁ svastyayanaṁ śubham
dhanyam
glorious
svastyayanam
auspicious
śubham
all good
yatra yatrottamaśloko
yatra
whenever
yatra
wherever
uttamaślokaḥ
the Lord, who is known as Uttamaśloka (He who is described by transcendental literature)
bhagavān gīyate hariḥ
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
gīyate
is glorified
hariḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Any literature or narration in which the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamaśloka, is described and glorified is certainly great, pure, glorious, auspicious and all good.
Purport
The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading all over the world simply by describing Kṛṣṇa. We have published many books, including Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta in seventeen volumes, four hundred pages each, as well as Bhagavad-gītā and The Nectar of Devotion. We are also publishing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in sixty volumes. Wherever a speaker holds discourses from these books and an audience hears him, this will create a good and auspicious situation. Therefore the preaching of Kṛṣṇa consciousness must be done very carefully by the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, especially the sannyāsīs. This will create an auspicious atmosphere.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Among all the stories in which the Supreme Lord is glorified, this story bestows great purity, glory, auspiciousness and fortune.
Because of desiring to hear this topic, among all the topics this topic gives great purity and auspiciousness. Mahat modifies puṇyam.
Personal Guidance
Any literature that describes Kṛṣṇa is great, pure, and auspicious. The hours we spend with such books are not entertainment; they are direct contact with what is supremely good. Choose your reading with this in mind — pages shape lives.
Reflection Questions
- What proportion of my reading time touches the Lord's glories?
- Which single book would most change my inner life if I returned to it consistently?
My note
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