76 Srimad-Bhiagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 1

PURPORT

For the creation, maintenance, and destruction of the material worlds,
the Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead Himself appears in many
thousands of forms of incarnations, and the specific adventures found in
those transcendental forms are all auspicious. Both those who are present
during such activities and those who hear the transcendental narrations of
such activities are benefited.

TEXT 19

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vayam tu na vitrpyama
uttama-sloka-vikrame
yac chrnvatam rasa-jnanam

svddu svadu pade pade.

vayam—we; tu—but; na—not; vitrpyama—shall be at rest; uttama-sloka—
the Personality of Godhead who is glorified by transcendental prayers;
vikrame—adventures: yat—which; srnvatam—by continuous hearing; rasa—
humor; jiadnam—those who are conversant with; svédu—relishing; svadu—

palatable; pade pade—in every step.
TRANSLATION

We never tire of hearing the transcendental pastimes of the Personality
of Godhead who is glorified by hymns and prayers. Those who enjoy

association with Him relish hearing of His pastimes at very moment.
PURPORT

There is a great difference between mundane stories, fiction, or history
and the transcendental pastimes of the Lord. The histories of the whole
universe contain references to the pastimes of the incarnations of the Lord.
The Ramayana, Mahabharata, and the Puranas are histories of bygone ages
recorded in connection with the pastimes of the incarnations of the Lord
