🪷 ŚB 7.14.3-4
Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
शृण्वन्भगवतोऽभीक्ष्णमवतारकथामृतम् ।
श्रद्दधानो यथाकालमुपशान्तजनावृत: ॥ ३ ॥
सत्सङ्गाच्छनकै: सङ्गमात्मजायात्मजादिषु ।
विमुञ्चेन्मुच्यमानेषु स्वयं स्वप्नवदुत्थित: ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration
śṛṇvan bhagavato ’bhīkṣṇam
avatāra-kathāmṛtam
śraddadhāno yathā-kālam
upaśānta-janāvṛtaḥ
Synonyms
śṛṇvan — hearing; bhagavataḥ — of the Lord; abhīkṣṇam — always; avatāra — of the incarnations; kathā — narrations; amṛtam — the nectar; śraddadhānaḥ — being very faithful in hearing about the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yathā-kālam — according to time (generally a gṛhastha can find time in the evening or in the afternoon); upaśānta — completely relieved of material activities; jana — by persons; āvṛtaḥ — being surrounded; sat-saṅgāt — from such good association; śanakaiḥ — gradually; saṅgam — association; ātma — in the body; jāyā — wife; ātma-ja-ādiṣu — as well as in children; vimuñcet — one should get free from the attachment for such association; mucyamāneṣu — being severed (from him); svayam — personally; svapna-vat — like a dream; utthitaḥ — awakened.
Translation
A gṛhastha must associate again and again with saintly persons, and with great respect he must hear the nectar of the activities of the Supreme Lord and His incarnations as these activities are described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other Purāṇas. Thus one should gradually become detached from affection for his wife and children, exactly like a man awakening from a dream.
Sources and Connected Bhāgavata Readings
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ŚB 7.14.3-4requested verse-reference route for this Bhāgavatam reading pageŚB 7.14parent chapter route and reading-passage indexSkandha 7parent 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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