140 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 4

devotional service; avyayam—never ending; daksdyanih—the
daughters of Daksa; dharma-patnih—bona fide wives; soma—of the
moon-god; kasyapayoh—and of the great rsi Kasyapa; api—also;
gangam—the River Ganges; sarasvatim—the River Sarasvati; nan-
dam—the River Nanda; kalindim—the River Yamuna; sita-vdranam—
the elephant Airavata; dhruvam—Dhruva Maharaja; brahma-rsin—
great rsis; sapta—seven; punya-slokdn—extremely pious; ca—and;
mdanavan—human beings; utthaya—getting up; apara-ratra-ante—at
the end of the night; prayatah—being very careful; su-samahitah—
with concentrated minds; smaranti—remember; mama—My; ripdni—
forms; mucyante—are delivered; te—such persons; amhasah—from
sinful reactions; akhilat—of all kinds.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Freed from all sinful
reactions are those who rise from bed at the end of night, early in
the morning, and fully concentrate their minds with great atten-
tion upon My form; your form; this lake; this mountain; the
caves; the gardens; the cane plants; the bamboo plants; the
celestial trees; the residential quarters of Me, Lord Brahma and
Lord Siva; the three peaks of Trikata Mountain, made of gold,
silver and iron; My very pleasing abode [the ocean of milk]; the
white island, Svetadvipa, which is always brilliant with spiritual
rays; My mark of Srivatsa; the Kaustubha gem; My Vaijayanti gar-
land; My club, Kaumodaki; My Sudaréana disc and Paficajanya
conchshell; My bearer, Garuda, the king of the birds; My bed, Sesa
Naga; My expansion of energy the goddess of fortune; Lord
Brahma; Narada Muni; Lord Siva; Prahlada; My incarnations like
Matsya, Karma and Varaha; My unlimited all- -auspicious activities,
which yield piety to he who hears them; the sun; the moon; fire;
the mantra omkara; the Absolute Truth; the total material energy;
the cows and brahmanas; devotional service; the wives of Soma
and Kasyapa, who are all daughters of King Daksa; the Rivers
Ganges, Sarasvati, Nanda and Yamuna [Kalindi]; the elephant
Airavata; Dhruva Maharaja; the seven rsis; and the pious human

beings.
