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vasudeva-kathad-prasnah—questions about the pastimes and charac-
teristics of Vasudeva, Krsna; purusén—persons; trin—three; pundti—
purify; hi—indeed; vaktaram—the speaker, such as Sukadeva Gosvami;
pracchakam—and an inquisitive hearer like Maharaja Pariksit; srot?n—
and, between them, the listeners hearing about the topics; tat-pdda-
salilam yathad—exactly as the entire world is purified by the Ganges
water emanating from the toe of Lord Visnu.
TRANSLATION
The Ganges, emanating from the toe of Lord Visnu, purifies the
three worlds, the upper, middle and lower planetary systems.
Similarly, when one asks questions about the pastimes and charac-
teristics of Lord Vasudeva, Krsna, three varieties of men are
purified: the speaker or preacher, he who inquires, and the people
in general who listen.
PURPORT
It is said, tasmmadd gurum prapadyeta jijfidsuh Sreya uttamam
(Bhag. 11.3.21). Those interested in understanding transcendental sub-
ject matters as the goal of life must approach the bona fide spiritual
master. Tasmdd gurum prapadyeta. One must surrender to such a guru,
who can give right information about Krsna. Herein, Maharaja Pariksit
has surrendered to the right personality, Sukadeva Gosvami, for en-
lightenment in vdsudeva-kathd. Vasudeva is the original Personality of
Godhead, who has unlimited spiritual activities. Srimad-Bhdgavatam is a
record of such activities, and Bhagavad-gita is the record of Vasudeva
speaking personally. Therefore, since the Krsna consciousness move-
ment is full of vasudeva-katha, anyone who hears, anyone who joins the
movement and anyone who preaches will be purified.
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