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Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 136 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.136

শ্রীবিষ্ণোঃ শ্রবণে পরীক্ষিদভবদ্বৈযাসকিঃ কীর্তনে প্রহ্লাদঃ স্মরণে তদংঘ্রিভজনে লক্ষ্মীঃ পৃথুঃ পূজনে অক্রূরস্ত্বভিবন্দনে কপিপতির্দাস্যে ঽথ সখ্যে ঽর্জুনঃ সর্বস্বাত্মনিবেদনে বলিরভূত্কৃষ্ণাপ্তিরেষাং পরা

श्रीविष्णोः श्रवणे परीक्षिदभवद्वैयासकिः कीर्तने प्रह्लादः स्मरणे तदंघ्रिभजने लक्ष्मीः पृथुः पूजने अक्रूरस्त्वभिवन्दने कपिपतिर्दास्ये ऽथ सख्ये ऽर्जुनः सर्वस्वात्मनिवेदने बलिरभूत्कृष्णाप्तिरेषां परा

śrī-viṣṇoḥ śravaṇe parīkṣid abhavad vaiyāsakiḥ kīrtane prahlādaḥ smaraṇe tad-aṅghri-bhajane lakṣmīḥ pṛthuḥ pūjane akrūras tv abhivandane kapi-patir dāsye 'tha sakhye 'rjunaḥ sarvasvātma-nivedane balir abhūt kṛṣṇāptir eṣāṁ parā

Synonyms

śrī-viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Śrī Viṣṇu; śravaṇe—in hearing; parīkṣit—King Parīkṣit, known also as Viṣṇurāta, or one who is protected by Lord Viṣṇu; abhavat—was; vaiyāsakiḥ—Śukadeva Gosvāmī; kīrtane—in reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; prahlādaḥ—Mahārāja Prahlāda; smaraṇe—in remembering; tat-aṅghri—of Lord Viṣṇu's lotus feet; bhajane—in serving; lakṣmīḥ—the goddess of fortune; pṛthuḥ—Mahārāja Pṛthu; pūjane—in worshiping the Deity of the Lord; akrūraḥ—Akrūra; tu—but; abhivandane—in offering prayers; kapi-patiḥ—Hanumānjī, or Vajrāṅgajī; dāsye—in servitude to Lord Rāmacandra; atha—moreover; sakhye—in friendship; arjunaḥ—Arjuna; sarvasva-ātma-nivedane—in fully dedicating oneself; baliḥ—Mahārāja Bali; abhūt—was; kṛṣṇa-āptiḥ—the achievement of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa; eṣām—of all of them; parā—transcendental..

Translation

" 'Mahārāja Parīkṣit attained the highest perfection, shelter at Lord Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet, simply by hearing about Lord Viṣṇu. Śukadeva Gosvāmī attained perfection simply by reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Prahlāda Mahārāja attained perfection by remembering the Lord. The goddess of fortune attained perfection by massaging the transcendental legs of Mahā-Viṣṇu. Mahārāja Pṛthu attained perfection by worshiping the Deity, and Akrūra attained perfection by offering prayers unto the Lord. Vajrāṅgajī [Hanumān] attained perfection by rendering service to Lord Rāmacandra, and Arjuna attained perfection simply by being Kṛṣṇa's friend. Bali Mahārāja attained perfection by dedicating everything to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.'

Purport

This verse appears in the Padyāvalī (53) and the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.265).

Verse 136 of 160