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Chapter 18: Maharaj Parikshit Cursed by a Brahmin Boy

Verse 17 of 48
SB 1.18.17

tat nah param punyam asambritartham akhyanam ati adbhuta yoganistham akhyahi ananta acharitam upapannam parikhitam bhagawata abhramam.

Synonyms

tattherefore; nahunto us; paramSupreme; punyampurifying; asambhritarthamas it is; akhyanamnarration; ativery; adbhutamwonderful; yoganisthacompact in Bhaktiyoga; akhyahidescribe; anantathe unlimited; acharitamactivities; upapannamfull of; parikshitamspoken to Maharaj Parikshit; bhagawataof the pure devotees; abhiramaparticularly very dear.

Translation

Therefore you may narrate before us the narrations of the unlimited as they are purifying and supreme as they were spoken to Maharaj Parikshit full of Bhaktiyoga and very dear to the pure devotees.

Purport

By mentioning what was spoken to Maharaj Parikshit and which is very dear to the pure devotees means Srimad Bhagwatam. Srimad Bhagwatam is mainly full of the narrations in respect of the activities of the Supreme unlimited and therefore it is the science of Bhaktiyoga or devotional service of the Lord. As such it is para or the supreme because although it is enriched with all knowledge and religiosity specifically it is enriched with devotional service of the Lord.

Verse 17 of 48
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