Text 16] Scheduled Incarnations with Specific Functions
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kīrtana . It is a pious act simply to chant and hear all about the Lord. The Lord descends on this earth and acts like others in connection with the activities of the world just to create subject matter for hearing about Him; otherwise the Lord has nothing to do in this world, nor has He any obligation to do anything. He comes out of His own causeless mercy and acts as He desires, and the  Vedas  and  Purāṇas  are full of descriptions of His different activities so that people in general may naturally be eager to hear and read something about His activities. Generally, however, the modern fictions and novels of the world occupy a greater part of people's valuable time. Such literatures cannot do good to anyone; on the contrary, they agitate the young mind unnecessarily and increase the modes of passion and ignorance, leading to increasing bondage to the material conditions. The same aptitude for hearing and reading is better utilized in hearing and reading of the Lord's activities. This will give one all around benefit.
It is concluded, therefore, that the holy name of the Lord and things in relation with Him are always worth hearing, and therefore He is called here in this verse  nāma-dheya , or one whose holy name is worth chanting.
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श्रुत्वा हरिस्तमरणार्थिनमप्रमेय-
श्रक्रायुधः पतगराजभुजाधिरूढः ।
चक्रेण नक्रवदनं विनिपाय्य तस्मा-
द्धस्ते प्रगृह्य भगवान् कृपयोजहार ॥१६॥
śrutvā haris tam araṇārthinam aprameyaś 
    cakrāyudhaḥ patagarāja-bhujādhirūḍhaḥ 
    cakreṇa nakra-vadanam vinipāṭya tasmādd 
    haste pragrhya bhagavān kṛpayojjahāra
śrutvā—by hearing;  hariḥ —the Personality of Godhead;  tam —him;  araṇa-arthinam —one who is in need of help;  aprameyaḥ —the unlimitedly powerful Lord;  cakra —wheel;  āyudhaḥ —equipped with His weapon;  pataga-rāja —the king of the birds (Garuḍa);  bhuja-adhirūḍhaḥ —being seated on the wings of;  cakreṇa —by the wheel;  nakra-vadanam —the mouth of the crocodile;  vinipāṭya —cutting in two;  tasmāt —from the mouth of the crocodile;  haste —in the hands;  pragrhya —taking hold of the trunk;  bhagavān —the