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personal activities of the Lord are deplored by the less intelligent im-
personalists; but reasons and arguments together with the transcendental
process of approaching the Absolute Truth help even the staunch im-
personalist to become attracted by the personal activities of the Lord. A
person like Sukadeva Gosvami cannot be attracted by any mundane
activities, but when such a devotee is convinced by superior method, he is
certainly attracted by the transcendental activities of the Lord. The Lord
is transcendental, as are His activities. He is neitherinactive nor impersonal.

TEXT 10

TA ATIAMTY AGHe AA: AAT Yell

tad aham te’bhidhasyami
mahapaurusiko bhavan

yasya Sraddadhatam asu
syan mukunde matih sati

tat—that; aham—l; te—unto you; abhidhasyami-—shall recite; maha-
paurusikah—the most sincere devotee of Lord Krsna; bhavén—your good
self; yasya—of which; sraddadhatam—of one who gives full respect and
attention; asu—very soon; syat—it so becomes; mukunde—unto the Lord
who awards salvation; matih—faith; sati—unflinching.

TRANSLATION

That very Srimad-Bhagavatam I shall recite before you because you are
the most sincere devotee of Lord Krsna. One who gives full attention and
respect to hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam achieves unflinching faith in the
Supreme Lord, the giver of salvation.

PURPORT

Srimad-Bhagavatam is recognized Vedic wisdom, and the system of
receiving Vedic knowledge is called avaroha-pantha, or the process of
receiving transcendental knowledge through bona fide disciplic succession.
