Text 2] The Killing of the Demon Trnavarta 41

bhaktir harau tat-puruse ca sakhyarh
tad eva haéram vada manyase cet

sri-raja uvaca—the King inquired (from Sukadeva Gosvami); yena
yena avatdrena—the pastimes exhibited by different varieties of incar-
nations; bhagavdn—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harih—the
Lord; isvarah—the controller; karoti—presents; karna-ramydni—were
all very pleasing to the ear; manah-jndni—very attractive to the mind;
ca—also; nah—of us; prabho—my lord, Sukadeva Gosvami; yat-
Srnvatah—of anyone who simply hears these narrations; apaiti—
vanishes; aratih—unattractiveness; vitrsnd—dirty things within the
mind that make us uninterested in Krsna consciousness; sattvam ca—the
existential position in the core of the heart; suddhyati—becomes
purified; acirena—very soon; purnsah—of any person; bhaktih harau—
devotional attachment and service to the Lord; tat-puruse—with
Vaisnavas; ca—also; sakhyam—attraction to association; tat eva—that
only; hadram—the activities of the Lord, which should be heard and kept
on the neck as a garland; vada—kindly speak; manyase—you think it
fit; cet—if.

TRANSLATION

King Pariksit said: My lord, Sukadeva Gosvami, all the various
activities exhibited by the incarnations of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead are certainly pleasing to the ear and to the mind.
Simply by one’s hearing of these activities, the dirty things in
one’s mind immediately vanish. Generally we are reluctant to hear
about the activities of the Lord, but Krgna’s childhood activities
are so attractive that they are automatically pleasing to the mind
and ear. Thus one’s attachment for hearing about material things,
which is the root cause of material existence, vanishes, and one
gradually develops devotional service to the Supreme Lord, attach-
ment for Him, and friendship with devotees who give us the con-
tribution of Krsna consciousness. If you think it fit, kindly speak
about those activities of the Lord.

PURPORT
As stated in the Prema-vivarta:
