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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 23]
ya idam deva-devasya harer adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ avatārānucaritam śṛṇvan yāti parām gatim
yaḥ—anyone who; idam—this; deva-devasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped by the demigods; hareḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Hari; adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ—whose activities are all wonderful; avatāra-anucaritam—activities performed in His different incarnations; śṛṇvan—if one continues to hear; yāti—he goes; parām gatim—to the supreme perfection, back home, back to Godhead.
TRANSLATION
If one hears about the uncommon activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations, he is certainly elevated to the higher planetary system or even brought back home, back to Godhead.
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क्रियमाणे कर्मणीदं दैवे पित्र्येऽथ मानुषे । यत्र यत्रानुकीर्त्येत तत् तेषां सुकृतं विदुः ॥३१॥
kriyamāṇe karmaṇidam daive pitrye 'tha mānuṣe yatra yatrānukīrtyeta tat teṣām sukṛtam viduḥ
kriyamāṇe—upon the performance; karmaṇi—of a ritualistic ceremony; idam—this description of the characteristics of Vāmanadeva; daive—to please the demigods; pitrye—or to please the forefathers, as in a śrāddha ceremony; atha—either; mānuṣe—for the pleasure of human society, as in marriages; yatra—wherever; yatra—whenever; anukīrtyeta—is described; tat—that; teṣām—for them; sukṛtam—auspicious; viduḥ—everyone should understand.