1478 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 29
TEXT 84
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etan mukunda-yasasa bhuvanam pundnam
devarsi-varya-mukha-nihsrtam dtma-saucam
yah kirtyamanam adhigacchati padramesthyam
nasmin bhave bhramati mukta-samasta-bandhah
etat—this narration; mukunda-yasasa—with the fame of Lord Krsna;
bhuvanam—this material world; pundnam-—sanctifying; deva-rsi—of the
great sages; varya—of the chief; mukha—from the mouth; nihsrtam—uttered;
atma-Saucam—purifying the heart; yah—anyone who; kirtyamanam—being
chanted; adhigacchati—goes back; paramesthyam—to the spiritual world;
na—never; asmin—in this; bhave—material world; bhramati—wanders;
mukta—being liberated; samasta—from all; bandhah—bondage.
TRANSLATION
This narration spoken by the great sage Narada is full of the transcenden-
tal fame of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently this
narration, when described, certainly sanctifies this material world. It
purifies the heart of the living entity and helps him attain his spiritual
identity. One who relates this transcendental narration will be liberated
from all material bondage and will no longer have to wander within this
material world.
PURPORT
As indicated in verse 79, Narada Muni advised King Pracinabarhi to take
to devotional service rather than waste time performing ritualistic cere-
monies and fruitive activities. The vivid descriptions of the subtle and
gross bodies in this chapter are most scientific, and because they are given
by the great sage Narada, they are authoritative. Because these narrations
are full of the glory of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they con-
stitute the most effective process for the purification of the mind. As Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirmed: ceto-darpana-marjanam. The more we
