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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.4.12

य एतत् संस्मरेत् प्रात: सायं च सुसमाहित: । कविर्भवति मन्त्रज्ञो गतिं चैव तथात्मन: ॥ १२ ॥
ya etat saṁsmaret prātaḥ
[ya etat samsmaret praatah]
sāyaṁ ca susamāhitaḥ
[saayam cha susamaahitah]
kavir bhavati mantra-jño
[kavir bhavati mantra-jno]
gatiṁ caiva tathātmanaḥ
[gatim chaiva tathaatmanah]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — anyone who etat — about this incident saṁsmaret — may remember prātaḥ — in the morning sāyam ca — and in the evening susamāhitaḥ — with great attention kaviḥ — learned bhavati — becomes mantra-jñaḥ — well aware of all Vedic mantras gatim — the destination ca — also eva — indeed tathā ātmanaḥ — like that of the self-realized soul.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ya etat saṁsmaret prātaḥ
yaḥ
anyone who
etat
about this incident
saṁsmaret
may remember
prātaḥ
in the morning
sāyaṁ ca susamāhitaḥ
sāyam ca
and in the evening
susamāhitaḥ
with great attention
kavir bhavati mantra-jño
kaviḥ
learned
bhavati
becomes
mantra-jñaḥ
well aware of all Vedic mantras
gatiṁ caiva tathātmanaḥ
gatim
the destination
ca
also
eva
indeed
tathā ātmanaḥ
like that of the self-realized soul.
If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he certainly becomes learned, experienced in understanding the Vedic hymns, and expert in self-realization.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
If one remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he becomes learned, knowledgeable of mantras, and attains his goals. The verb “attains” should be supplied.
Personal Guidance
Hearing or remembering this episode morning and evening confers Vedic learning and self-realization. Reading the right narrative twice daily quietly reshapes the listener over time.
Reflection Questions
  • What single narrative would I commit to hearing twice daily if I believed it would change me?
  • Where has my reading life become wide and shallow when narrow and deep would serve more?
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