🪷 ŚB 2.5.16

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

नारायणपरो योगो नारायणपरं तप: । नारायणपरं ज्ञानं नारायणपरा गति: ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

nārāyaṇa-paro yogo nārāyaṇa-paraṁ tapaḥ nārāyaṇa-paraṁ jñānaṁ nārāyaṇa-parā gatiḥ
Synonyms
nārāyaṇa-paraḥ — just to know Nārāyaṇa; yogaḥ — concentration of mind; nārāyaṇa-param — just with an aim to achieve Nārāyaṇa; tapaḥ — austerity; nārāyaṇa-param — just to realize a glimpse of Nārāyaṇa; jñānam — culture of transcendental knowledge; nārāyaṇa-parā — the path of salvation ends by entering the kingdom of Nārāyaṇa; gatiḥ — progressive path.

Translation

All different types of meditation or mysticism are means for realizing Nārāyaṇa. All austerities are aimed at achieving Nārāyaṇa. Culture of transcendental knowledge is for getting a glimpse of Nārāyaṇa, and ultimately salvation is entering the kingdom of Nārāyaṇa.

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