Text 40] The Killing of the Demon Aghasura 303

Krsna, attains salvation. There are many instances of this, and among
them is Aghasura, who attained the salvation of sdripya-mukti.
Therefore the process is satatam kirtayanto mam yatantas ca drdha-
vratah (Bg. 9.14). Those who are devotees always engage in glorifying
Krsna. Advaitam acyutam anddim ananta-ripam: when we speak of
Krsna, we refer to all His avatdras, such as Krsna, Govinda, Narayana,
Visnu, Lord Caitanya, Krsna-Balarama and Syamasundara. One who al-
ways thinks of Krsna must attain vimukti, special salvation as the Lord’s
personal associate, not necessarily in Vrndadvana, but at least in
Vaikuntha. This is called séripya-mukti.

TEXT 40

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Sri-siita uvdca
ittharh dvija yadavadeva-dattah
Srutud sva-ratus caritam vicitram
papraccha bhityo ’pi tad eva punyam
vaiyadsakim yan nigrhita-cetah

sri-sitah uvéca—Sri Sata Gosvami spoke to the assembled saints at
Naimisaranya; ittham—in this way; dvijah—O learned braéhmanas;
yddava-deva-dattah—Maharaja Pariksit (or Maharaja Yudhisthira), who
was protected by Yadavadeva, Krsna; srutvd—hearing; sva-rétuh—of
Krsna, who was his savior within the womb of his mother, Uttara;
caritam—the activities; vicitram—all wonderful; papraccha—inquired;
bhiiyah api—even again; tat eva—such activities; punyam—which are
always full of pious activities (Srnvatam sva-kathéh krsnah punya-éra-
vana-kirtanah: to hear about Krsna is always pious); vaiydsakim—unto
Sukadeva Gosvami; yat—because; nigrhita-cetah—Pariksit Maharaja
had already become steady in hearing about Krsna.
