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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.1

श्रीशुक उवाच राजन्नुदितमेतत् ते हरे: कर्माघनाशनम् । गजेन्द्रमोक्षणं पुण्यं रैवतं त्वन्तरं श‍ृणु ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
rājann uditam etat te
[raajann uditam etat te]
hareḥ karmāgha-nāśanam
[hareh karmaagha-naashanam]
gajendra-mokṣaṇaṁ puṇyaṁ
[gajendra-mokshanam punyam]
raivataṁ tv antaraṁ śṛṇu
[raivatam tv antaram shrinu]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said rājan — O King uditam — already described etat — this te — unto you hareḥ — of the Lord karma — activity agha-nāśanam — by hearing which one can be freed from all misfortune gajendra-mokṣaṇam — deliverance of Gajendra, the King of the elephants puṇyam — very pious to hear and describe raivatam — about Raivata Manu tu — but antaram — in this millennium śṛṇu — kindly hear from me.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
rājann uditam etat te
rājan
O King
uditam
already described
etat
this
te
unto you
hareḥ karmāgha-nāśanam
hareḥ
of the Lord
karma
activity
agha-nāśanam
by hearing which one can be freed from all misfortune
gajendra-mokṣaṇaṁ puṇyaṁ
gajendra-mokṣaṇam
deliverance of Gajendra, the King of the elephants
puṇyam
very pious to hear and describe
raivataṁ tv antaraṁ śṛṇu
raivatam
about Raivata Manu
tu
but
antaram
in this millennium
śṛṇu
kindly hear from me.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King, I have described to you the pastime of Gajendra-mokṣaṇa, which is most pious to hear. By hearing of such activities of the Lord, one can be freed from all sinful reactions. Now please listen as I describe Raivata Manu.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King! I have described to you the pure story of the deliverance of Gajendra, which destroys sin. Now please listen as I describe Raivata Manu. The Fifth Chapter describes the prayers of the devatās after they lost power through the curse of Durvāsā, in relation to the sixth Manvantara avatāra Ajita.
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Personal Guidance
Hearing of Gajendra's deliverance frees one from sinful reactions; now the story moves to Raivata Manu. Sacred narrative is not entertainment but purification. Keep the stream of kṛṣṇa-kathā flowing into your ears the way you keep food coming to your body.
Reflection Questions
  • Which spiritual story have I returned to recently for cleansing, not novelty?
  • What would it look like to schedule kṛṣṇa-kathā as deliberately as I schedule meals?
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