70 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 1
TEXT 13
TH | - DRAMA rRaaTgy |
TANIA Yaar FATT FATT | UNAM
tan nah susriisamananam
arhasy anganuvarnitum
yasyavataro bhutanam
ksemaya ca bhavaya ca
tat—those; nah—unto us; susriisamandnadm—those who are endeavoring
for; arhasi—ought to do it; anga—O Siita Gosvami; anuvarnitum—to
explain by following in the footsteps of previous dcaryas; yasya—whose;
avatarah—incarnation; bhittandm—of the living beings; ksemd@ya—for good;
ca—and; bhavaya—upliftment; ca—and.
TRANSLATION
Enlighten us, O Sita, about the Personality of Godhead and His incar-
nations. We are eager to learn those teachings imparted by previous
masters [acaryas], for one is uplifted by hearing them.
PURPORT
The conditions for hearing the transcendental message of the Absolute
Truth are set forth herein. The first condition is that the audience must
be very sincere and eager to hear. And the speaker must be in the line of
disciplic succession from the recognized acarya. The transcendental message
of the Absolute is not understandable by those who are materially
absorbed. Under the direction of a bona fide spiritual master, one becomes
gradually purified. Therefore, one must be in the chain of disciplic
succession and learn the spiritual art by submissive hearing. In the case of
Sita Gosvami and the sages of Naimisaranya, all these conditions are
fulfilled because Srila Sita Gosvami is in the line of Srila Vyasadeva, and
the sages of Naimisaranya are all sincere souls who are anxious to learn
the truth. Thus the transcendental topics of Lord Sri Krsna’s superhuman
activities, His incarnation, His birth, appearance or disappearance, His
forms, His names and so on are all easily understandable because all
requirements are fulfilled. Such discourses help all men on the path of
spiritual realization.
