🪷 ŚB 10.74.40
Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
निन्दां भगवत: शृण्वंस्तत्परस्य जनस्य वा ।
ततो नापैति य: सोऽपि यात्यध: सुकृताच्च्युत: ॥ ४० ॥
Transliteration
nindāṁ bhagavataḥ śṛṇvaṁs
tat-parasya janasya vā
tato nāpaiti yaḥ so ’pi
yāty adhaḥ sukṛtāc cyutaḥ
Synonyms
nindām — criticism; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Lord; śṛṇvan — hearing; tat — to Him; parasya — who is dedicated; janasya — of a person; vā — or; tataḥ — from that place; na apaiti — does not go away; yaḥ — who; saḥ — he; api — indeed; yāti — goes; adhaḥ — down; su-kṛtāt — from the good results of his pious works; cyutaḥ — fallen.
Translation
Anyone who fails to immediately leave the place where he hears criticism of the Supreme Lord or His faithful devotee will certainly fall down, bereft of his pious credit.
Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings
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ŚB 10.74.40requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 10.74parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 10parent skandha chapter index/bhagavatammaster index for 12 skandhas, 335 chapters, and 13,003 reading pagesŚB 1.1.1satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi · the Bhāgavatam source meditationŚB 1.2.6supreme dharma as ahaitukī and apratihatā bhaktiŚB 1.2.11Brahman · Paramātmā · Bhagavān as one advaya-tattvaŚB 1.3.28kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam · Krishna-pramāṇa source sealŚB 10.10.29Dāmodara/Yamala-arjuna · Krishna as supreme original PersonŚB 10.10.30-31Krishna as Kāla · Viṣṇu · Paramātmā · AntaryāmīŚB 10.10.38speech, hearing, body, mind, head, and sight offered in Krishna-sevāŚB 10.10.39Gokuleśvara bound by love, smilingŚB 10.10.40Nārada correction as anugrahaŚB 10.10.41sādhu-darśana removes bondage-darknessŚB 12.2.18Kalki witness at ŚambhalaŚB 12.3.51Kali-yuga blessing through Krishna-kīrtanaSkandha 10 līlā index20-anchor Krishna-līlā reading pathway inside the Bhāgavatam master pageBG 7.7mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat · no source higher than KrishnaBG 10.8ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ · Krishna as source of allBG 15.15Krishna seated in every heart and the target of all Veda/binduDiamond of Darśanas · Bhāgavata prema as the Bindu made rasa/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation
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