144 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 14
Srnvan bhagavato ’bhiksnam
avatara-kathamrtam
$raddadhano yatha-kdlam
upasanta-jandvrtah
sat-sangac chanakaih sangam
atma-jayatmajadisu
vimuficen mucyamadnesu
svayam svapnavad utthitah
Srnvan—hearing; bhagavatah—of the Lord; abhiksnam—always;
avatara—of the incarnations; kathd—narrations; amrtam—the nectar;
Sraddadhanah —being very faithful in hearing about the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; yatha-kélam—according to time (generally a
grhastha can find time in the evening or in the afternoon); upasanta—
completely relieved of material activities; jana—by persons; durtah—
being surrounded; sat-sarigat—from such good association; sanakaih —
gradually; sargam—association; atma—in the body; jaya—wife; dtma-
Ja-Gdisu—as well as in children; vimuricet—one should get free from the
attachment for such association; mucyamanesu—being severed (from
him); svayam—personally; svapna-vat—like a dream; utthitah—
awakened.
TRANSLATION
A grhastha must associate again and again with saintly persons,
and with great respect he must hear the nectar of the activities of
the Supreme Lord and His incarnations as these activities are de-
scribed in Srimad-Bhagavatam and other Puranas. Thus one
should gradually become detached from affection for his wife and
children, exactly like a man awakening from a dream.
PURPORT
The Krsna consciousness movement has been established to give
grhasthas all over the world an opportunity to hear Srimad-Bhagavatam
and Bhagavad-gita specifically. The process, as described in many ways,
is one of hearing and chanting (Srnvatam sva-kathah krsnah punya-
§ravana-kirtanah). Everyone, especially the grhasthas, who are miidha-
dhi, ignorant about the goal of life, should be given opportunities to hear
