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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.51
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 51
- yaḥ śraddhayaitad bhagavat-priyāṇāṁ
- pāṇḍoḥ sutānām iti samprayāṇam
- śṛṇoty alaṁ svastyayanaṁ pavitraṁ
- labdhvā harau bhaktim upaiti siddhim
yaḥanyone who — anyone who; śraddhayāwith devotion — with devotion; etatthis — this; bhagavatof those who are very dear to the Personality of Godhead-priyāṇāmof those who are very dear to the Personality of Godhead — of those who are very dear to the Personality of Godhead; pāṇḍoḥof Pāṇḍu — of Pāṇḍu; sutānāmof the sons — of the sons; itithus — thus; samprayāṇamdeparture for the ultimate goal — departure for the ultimate goal; śṛṇotihears — hears; alamonly — only; svastyayanamgood fortune — good fortune; pavitramperfectly pure — perfectly pure; labdhvāby obtaining — by obtaining; harauunto the Supreme Lord — unto the Supreme Lord; bhaktimdevotional service — devotional service; upaitigains — gains; siddhimperfection — perfection.
The subject of the departure of the sons of Pāṇḍu for the ultimate goal of life, back to Godhead, is fully auspicious and is perfectly pure. Therefore anyone who hears this narration with devotional faith certainly gains the devotional service of the Lord, the highest perfection of life.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is a narration about the Personality of Godhead and the devotees of the Lord like the Pāṇḍavas. The narration of the Personality of Godhead and His devotees is absolute in itself, and thus to hear it with a devotional attitude is to associate with the Lord and constant companions of the Lord. By the process of hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam one can attain the highest perfection of life, namely going back home, back to Godhead, without failure.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Fifteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely."