610 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 12
PURPORT

Sukadeva Gosvami imparted transcendental knowledge to Maharaja
Pariksit during the remaining seven days of his life, and Maharaja Pariksit
heard him properly, just like an ardent student, and the effect of such a
bona fide hearing and chanting of Srimad-Bhagavatam was equally shared
by both the hearer and the chanter. Both of them were benefited. Out
of the nine different transcendental means of devotional service of the
Lord prescribed in the Bhagavatam, either all of them, or some of them or
even one of them, are equally beneficial if properly discharged. Maharaja
Pariksit and Sukadeva Gosvami were serious performers of the first two
important items, namely the process of chanting and the process of hearing,
and therefore both of them were successful in their laudable attempt.
Transcendental realization is attained by such serious hearing and chanting
and not otherwise. There is a type of spiritual master and disciple much
advertised in this age of Kali. It is said that the master injects spiritual
force into the disciple by an electrical current generated by the master, and
the disciple begins to feel the shock. He becomes unconscious, and the
master weeps for his exhausting his store of so-called spiritual assets. Such
bogus advertisement is going on in this age, and the poor common man is
becoming the victim of such advertisement. We do not find such folk tales
in the dealings of Sukadeva Gosvami and his great disciple Maharaja
Pariksit. The sage recited Srimad-Bhagavatam in devotion, and the great
King heard him properly. The King did not feel any shock of electrical
current from the master, nor did he become unconscious while receiving
knowledge from the master. One should not, therefore, become a victim
of these unauthorized advertisements made by some bogus representative
of Vedic knowledge. The sages of Naimisaranya were very respectful in
hearing about Maharaja Pariksit because of his receiving knowledge from
Sukadeva Gosvami by means of ardent hearing. Ardent hearing from the
bona fide master is the only way to receive transcendental knowledge, and
there is no need for medical performances or occult mysticism for miracu-
lous effects. The process is simple, but only the sincere party can achieve
the desired result.

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