6 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 1

TEXTS 4-5

TREAT
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AAT HUNT FAY KATY TLE BATT 4 UI

Sri-rsir uvdca
sddhu prstarh mahardaja
hares caritam adbhutam
yad bhagavata-mahatmyam
bhagavad-bhakti-vardhanam

giyate paramam punyam
rsibhir nadradadibhih
natva krsndya munaye

kathayisye hareh katham

Sri-rsih uvdca—the sage Sti Sukadeva Gosvami said; sédhu—ex-
cellent; prstam—inquiry; mahd-raja—O great King; hareh—of the
Supreme Lord, Hari; caritam—activities; adbhutam—wonderful; yat—
from which; bhdgavata—of the Lord’s devotee (Prahlada); mahat-
myam—the glories; bhagavat-bhakti—devotion to the Lord;
vardhanam—increasing; giyate—is sung; paramam—foremost;
punyam—pious; rsibhih—by the sages; narada-adibhih—headed by Sri
Narada Muni; natvd—after offering obeisances; krsnaéya—to Krsna
Dvaipayana Vyasa; munaye—the great sage; kathayisye—I shall nar-
rate; hareh—of Hari; katham—the topics.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King, you have
put before me an excellent question. Discourses concerning the
activities of the Lord, in which the glories of His devotees are also
found, are extremely pleasing to devotees. Such wonderful topics
