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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 20]
ing about the activities of the Lord, even if it is a description from the Vedic literature, he is ultimately doomed. By hearing such Māyāvāda philosophy one cannot come to the destination of spiritual perfection of life.
TEXT 25
स उत्तमश्लोक महन्मुखव्युतो 
    भवत्पदाम्भोजसुधाकणानिलः । 
    स्मृतिं पुनर्विस्मृततत्त्ववर्त्मनां 
    कुयोगिनां नो वितरत्यलं वरैः ॥२५॥
sa uttamaśloka mahan-mukha-cyuto 
    bhavat-padāmbhoja-sudhā-kaṇānilaḥ 
    smṛtim punar vismṛta-tattva-vartmanām 
    kuyoginām no vitaraty alam varaiḥ
saḥ—that; uttama-śloka—O Lord, who is praised by selected verses; mahat—of great devotees; mukha-cyutaḥ—delivered from the mouths; bhavat—Your; pada-ambhoja—from the lotus feet; sudhā—of nectar; kaṇā—particles; anilaḥ—soothing breeze; smṛtim—remembrance; punaḥ—again; vismṛta—forgotten; tattva—to the truth; vartmanām—of persons whose path; ku-yoginām—of persons not in the line of devotional service; naḥ—of us; vitarati—restores; alam—unnecessary; varaiḥ—other benedictions.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, You are glorified by the selected verses uttered by great personalities. Such glorification of Your lotus feet is just like saffron particles. When the transcendental vibration from the mouths of great devotees carries the aroma of the saffron dust of Your lotus feet, the forgetful living entity gradually remembers his eternal relationship with You. Devotees thus gradually come to the right conclusion about the value of life. My dear Lord, I therefore do not need any other benediction but the opportunity to hear from the mouth of Your pure devotee.
PURPORT
It is explained in the previous verse that one has to hear glorification of the Lord from the mouth of a pure devotee. This is further explained here. The transcendental vibration from the mouth of a pure devotee is so powerful that it can revive the living entity's memory of his eternal rela-