Text 10] Nārada's Instructions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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the Lord in his various editions of the  Purāṇas . He has certainly, as a matter of course, given descriptions of the glories of the Lord (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) but not as many as given to religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and salvation. These four items are by far inferior to engagement in the devotional service of the Lord. Śrī Vyāsadeva as the authorized scholar knew very well this difference. And still instead of giving more importance to the better type of engagement, namely, the devotional service to the Lord, he had more or less improperly used his valuable time, and thus he was despondent. From this it is clearly indicated that no one can be pleased substantially without being engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. In the  Bhagavad-gītā  this fact is clearly mentioned.
After liberation, which is the last item in the line of performing religiosity, etc., one is engaged in pure devotional service. This is called the stage of self-realization or  brahma-bhūta  stage. After attainment of this  brahma-bhūta  stage, one is satisfied. But satisfaction is the beginning of transcendental bliss. One should progress by attaining neutrality and equality in the relative world. And passing this stage of equanimity, one is fixed up in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. This is the instruction of the Personality of Godhead in the  Bhagavad-gītā . The conclusion is that in order to maintain the status quo of the  brahma-bhūta  stage, as also to increase the degree of transcendental realization, it is recommended by Nārada to Vyāsadeva that he (Vyāsadeva) should now eagerly and repeatedly describe the path of devotional service. This would cure him from gross despondency.
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न यद्वच्चित्रपदं हरेर्यशो 
  जगत्पवित्रं प्रगृणीत कर्हिचित् । 
  तद्वायसं तीर्थमुशन्ति मानसा 
  न यत्र हंसा निरमन्त्युशिक्क्षयाः ॥१०॥
na yad vacaś citra-padam harer yaśo 
  jagat-pavitram pragṛṇīta karhicit 
  tad vāyasam tīrtham uśanti mānasā 
  na yatra hamsā niramanty uśikkṣayāḥ
na—not; yat—that; vacaḥ—vocabulary; citra-padam—decorative; hareḥ—  
 of the Lord; yaśaḥ—glories; jagat—universe; pavitram—sanctified; pragṛṇīta—  
 described; karhicit—hardly; tat—that; vāyasam—crows; tīrtham—place of