Text 150] The Residents of Varanasi Become Vaisnavas 381

dharmah projjhita-kaitavo ‘tra paramo nirmatsaranam satam
vedyarn vdstavam atra vastu sivadam taépa-trayonmdlanam

srimad-bhagavate mahadmuni-krte kim va parair isvarah
sadyo hrdy avarudhyate ‘tra krtibhih susrdsubhis tat-ksandat

SYNONYMS

dharmah —teligiosity; projjhita—completely rejected; kaitavah—in which there
is fruitive intention; atra—herein; paramah—the highest; nirmatsaranam—of the
one hundred percent pure in heart; sataém—devotees; vedyam—to be under-
stood; vdstavam—factual; atra—herein; vastu—substance; siva-dam—giving
well-being; tdpa-traya—of the threefold miseries; unmdlanam—causing
uprooting; srimat—beautiful; bhagavate—in the Bhagavata Purana; mahd-muni—
by the great sage (Vydsadeva); krte—compiled; kim—what; va—indeed;
paraih—with others; isvarah—the Supreme Lord; sadyah—at once; hrdi—within
the heart; avarudhyate—becomes confined; atra—herein; krtibhih—by pious
men; susrusubhih—desiring to hear; tat-ksandt—without delay.

TRANSLATION

“ ‘Completely rejecting all religious activities which are materially moti-
vated, this Bhagavata Purana propounds the highest truth, which is
understandable by those devotees who are pure in heart. The highest truth is
reality distinguished from illusion for the welfare of all. Such truth uproots the
threefold miseries. This beautiful Bhagavatam, compiled by the great sage Sri
Vyasadeva, is sufficient in itself for God realization. As soon as one attentively
and submissively hears the message of Bhagavatam, he becomes attached to
the Supreme Lord.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.1.2). See also Adi-lila, Chapter
One, text 91.

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‘krsna-bhakti-rasa-svartpa’ sri-bhdgavata
tdte veda-sdstra haite parama mahattva

SYNONYMS

krsna-bhakti—of devotional service to Krsna; rasa—of the transcendental
mellow; svarGpa—the very form; sri-bhagavata—Srimad-Bhdgavatam; tate—
