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fresher. Therefore such devotees cannot give up hearing of the pastimes
of Lord Krsna. Premarijana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santah sadaiva
hrdayesu vilokayanti. The word santah is used to refer to persons who
have developed love for Krsna. Yarn Syamasundaram acintya-guna-svari-
parn govindam ddi-purusam tam aham bhajémi (Brahma-samhita 5.38).
Pariksit Maharaja, therefore, is addressed as bhdgavatottama, the best of
devotees, because unless one is very much elevated in devotional service,
one cannot feel ecstasy from hearing more and more and appreciate the
topics as ever fresher and newer.
TEXT 2
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satam ayam sara-bhrtam nisargo
yad-artha-vani-sruti-cetasam api
prati-ksanam navya-vad acyutasya yat
striyd vitandm iva sddhu varta
satam—of the devotees; ayam—this; sdra-bhrtam—those who are
paramahamsas, who have accepted the essence of life; nisargah—
feature or symptom; yat—which; artha-vani—the aim of life, the aim
of profit; Sruti—the aim of understanding; cetasém api—who have
decided to accept the bliss of transcendental subjects as the aim and ob-
ject of life; prati-ksanam—every moment; navya-vat—as if newer and
newer; acyutasya—of Lord Krsna; yat—because; striyah—(topics) of
woman or sex; vitandm—of debauchees, who are attached to women;
iva—exactly like; sédhu varta—actual conversation.
TRANSLATION
Paramaharhsas, devotees who have accepted the essence of life,
are attached to Krsna in the core of their hearts, and He is the aim
of their lives. It is their nature to talk only of Krsna at every
