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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.48
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 48
- ya evam etāṁ hari-medhaso hareḥ
- kathāṁ subhadrāṁ kathanīya-māyinaḥ
- śṛṇvīta bhaktyā śravayeta vośatīṁ
- janārdano 'syāśu hṛdi prasīdati
yaḥone who — one who; evamthus — thus; etāmthis — this; hariwho destroys the material existence of the devotee-medhasaḥwho destroys the material existence of the devotee — who destroys the material existence of the devotee; hareḥof the Personality of Godhead — of the Personality of Godhead; kathāmnarration — narration; suauspicious-bhadrāmauspicious — auspicious; kathanīyaworthy to narrate — worthy to narrate; māyinaḥof the merciful by His internal potency — of the merciful by His internal potency; śṛṇvītahears — hears; bhaktyāin devotion — in devotion; śravayetaalso allows others to hear — also allows others to hear; vāeither — either; uśatīmvery pleasing — very pleasing; janārdanaḥthe Lord — the Lord; asyahis — his; āśuvery soon — very soon; hṛdiwithin the heart — within the heart; prasīdatibecomes very pleased — becomes very pleased.
If one hears and describes in a devotional service attitude this auspicious narration of Lord Boar, which is worthy of description, the Lord, who is within the heart of everyone, is very pleased.
In His various incarnations, the Lord appears, acts and leaves behind Him a narrative history which is as transcendental as He Himself. Every one of us is fond of hearing some wonderful narration, but most stories are neither auspicious nor worth hearing because they are of the inferior quality of material nature. Every living entity is of superior quality, spirit soul, and nothing material can be auspicious for him. Intelligent persons should therefore hear personally and cause others to hear the descriptive narrations of the Lord's activities, for that will destroy the pangs of material existence. Out of His causeless mercy only, the Lord comes to this earth and leaves behind His merciful activities so that the devotees may derive transcendental benefit.