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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 5]
Vidura explained to Maitreya his position of being fully satiated with the knowledge of mundane social and political topics and having no more interest in them. He was anxious to hear transcendental topics regarding Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Because there were insufficient topics directly concerning Kṛṣṇa in the  Purāṇas ,  Mahābhārata , etc., he was not satisfied and wanted to know more about Kṛṣṇa.  Kṛṣṇa-kathā , or topics regarding Kṛṣṇa, are transcendental, and there is no satiation in hearing such topics.  Bhagavad-gītā  is important on account of its being  Kṛṣṇa-kathā , or speeches delivered by Lord Kṛṣṇa. The story of the Battle of Kurukṣetra may be interesting for the mass of people, but to a person like Vidura who is highly advanced in devotional service, only  Kṛṣṇa-kathā  and that which is dovetailed with  Kṛṣṇa-kathā  is interesting. Vidura wanted to hear of everything from Maitreya, and so he inquired from him, but he desired that all the topics be in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. As fire is never satisfied in its consumption of firewood, so a pure devotee of the Lord never hears enough about Kṛṣṇa. Historical events and other narrations concerning social and political incidents all become transcendental as soon as they are in relationship with Kṛṣṇa. That is the way to transform mundane things into spiritual identity. The whole world can be transformed into Vaikuṇṭha if all worldly activities are dovetailed with  Kṛṣṇa-kathā .
There are two important  Kṛṣṇa-kathās  current in the world— Bhagavad-gītā  and  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .  Bhagavad-gītā  is  Kṛṣṇa-kathā  because it is spoken by Kṛṣṇa, whereas  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  is  Kṛṣṇa-kathā  because it narrates about Kṛṣṇa. Lord Caitanya advised all His disciples to preach  Kṛṣṇa-kathā  all over the world without discrimination because the transcendental value of  Kṛṣṇa-kathā  can purify one and all from material contamination.
TEXT 11
कस्तृप्नुयात्तीर्थपदोऽभिधानात्
सत्रेषु वः धूरिभिरोज्ज्यमानात् ।
यः कर्णनाडीं पुरुषस्य यातो
भवप्रदां गेहरतिं छिनत्ति ॥११॥
kas tṛpnuyāt tīrtha-pado 'bhidhānāt
satreṣu vaḥ sūribhir īḍyamānāt
yaḥ karṇa-nāḍīm puruṣasya yāto
bhava-pradām geha-ratim chinatti
kaḥ —who is that man;  tṛpnuyāt —that can be satisfied;  tīrtha-padaḥ —whose lotus feet are all the places of pilgrimage;  abhidhānāt —from the