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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.10
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
- yā yāḥ kathā bhagavataḥ
- kathanīyoru-karmaṇaḥ
- guṇa-karmāśrayāḥ pumbhiḥ
- saṁsevyās tā bubhūṣubhiḥ
yāḥwhatever — whatever; yāḥand whatsoever — and whatsoever; kathāḥtopics — topics; bhagavataḥabout the Personality of Godhead — about the Personality of Godhead; kathanīyawere to be spoken by me — were to be spoken by me; uruof Him who acts wonderfully-karmaṇaḥof Him who acts wonderfully — of Him who acts wonderfully; guṇatranscendental qualities — transcendental qualities; karmauncommon deeds — uncommon deeds; āśrayāḥinvolving — involving; pumbhiḥby persons — by persons; saṁsevyāḥought to be heard — ought to be heard; tāḥall of them — all of them; bubhūṣubhiḥby those who want their own welfare — by those who want their own welfare.
Those who are desirous of achieving complete perfection in life must submissively hear all topics that are connected with the transcendental activities and qualities of the Personality of Godhead, who acts wonderfully.
The systematic hearing of the transcendental activities, qualities and names of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa pushes one towards eternal life. Systematic hearing means knowing Him gradually in truth and fact, and this knowing Him in truth and fact means attaining eternal life, as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā. Such transcendental, glorified activities of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa are the prescribed remedy for counteracting the process of birth, death, old age and disease, which are considered to be material awards for the conditioned living being. The culmination of such a perfectional stage of life is the goal of human life and the attainment of transcendental bliss.