🪷 ŚB 11.2.44

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

Sanskrit

श्रीराजोवाच अथ भागवतं ब्रूत यद्धर्मो याद‍ृशो नृणाम् । यथा चरति यद् ब्रूते यैर्लिङ्गैर्भगवत्प्रिय: ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-rājovāca atha bhāgavataṁ brūta yad-dharmo yādṛśo nṛṇām yathācarati yad brūte yair liṅgair bhagavat-priyaḥ
Synonyms
śrī-rājā uvāca — the King spoke; atha — next; bhāgavatam — about the devotee of the Personality of Godhead; brūta — please tell me; yat-dharmaḥ — having what duties; yādṛśaḥ — having what nature; nṛṇām — among men; yathā — how; ācarati — he behaves; yat — what; brūte — he speaks; yaiḥ — by which; liṅgaiḥ — visible symptoms; bhagavat-priyaḥ — (he is known as) one dear to the Supreme Lord.

Translation

Mahārāja Nimi said: Now please tell me in greater detail about the devotees of the Supreme Lord. What are the natural symptoms by which I can distinguish between the most advanced devotees, those on the middle level and those who are neophytes? What are the typical religious activities of a Vaiṣṇava, and how does he speak? Specifically, please describe those symptoms and characteristics by which Vaiṣṇavas become dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

गीता प्रेस, गोरखपुर · पृथक पाठ-साक्षी

Sanskrit and Hindi Witness

इस पाठ-साक्षी का श्लोक-पता वर्तमान ŚB मार्ग से ठीक मिलता है। गीता प्रेस और वर्तमान अंग्रेज़ी पाठ को मिलाया नहीं गया है; दोनों अपने-अपने स्रोत-रूप में साथ पढ़े जा सकते हैं।

ŚB 11.2.44 · गीता प्रेस पाठ

अथ भागवतं ब्रूत यद्धर्मो यादृशो नृणाम्। यथा चरति यद् ब्रूते यैर्लिङ्गैर्भगवत्प्रिय:॥ ४४

हिन्दी टीका-पाठ

राजा निमिने पूछा— योगीश्‍वर! अब आप कृपा करके भगवद्भक्तका लक्षण वर्णन कीजिये। उसके क्या धर्म हैं? और कैसा स्वभाव होता है? वह मनुष्योंके साथ व्यवहार करते समय कैसा आचरण करता है? क्या बोलता है? और किन लक्षणोंके कारण भगवान्‌का प्यारा होता है?॥ ४४॥

स्रोत-खंड सीमा · यह हिन्दी अंश गीता प्रेस डिजिटल पाठ में इस दृश्य श्लोक-इकाई के बाद आता है; इसे स्वतः एक-से-एक टीका या संस्करण-समानता नहीं माना गया है।

Source witness details
द्वितीय-खण्ड · index_split_036.html · source order 38
Sanskrit SHA-256: 9ed2295fd335e511fc1f801c65c47e194ee56660c93a313de2bbb2f2d1507170
Hindi SHA-256: deb957a8d318b830fa9c221b9e0b6a1353b050c863d47d7a95491a9c414d9b8b
Address crosswalk: exact · final textual equivalence: not claimed

Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings

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ŚB 11.2.44requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 11.2parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 11parent 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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