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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.34
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 34
- anyeṣāṁ puṇya-ślokānām
- uddāma-yaśasāṁ satām
- upaśrutya bhaven modaḥ
- śrīvatsāṅkasya kiṁ punaḥ
anyeṣāmof others — of others; puṇyaof pious reputation-ślokānāmof pious reputation — of pious reputation; uddāmawhose fame is spread everywhere-yaśasāmwhose fame is spread everywhere — whose fame is spread everywhere; satāmof the devotees — of the devotees; upaśrutyaby hearing — by hearing; bhavetmay arise — may arise; modaḥpleasure — pleasure; śrīvatsaof the Lord, who bears the mark Śrīvatsa-aṅkasyaof the Lord, who bears the mark Śrīvatsa — of the Lord, who bears the mark Śrīvatsa; kimwhat to speak of punaḥwhat to speak of — what to speak of.
What to speak of hearing the pastimes of the Lord, whose chest is marked with Śrīvatsa, people may take transcendental pleasure even in hearing of the works and deeds of the devotees, whose fame is immortal.
Bhāgavatam literally means the pastimes of the Lord and the Lord's devotees. For example, there are pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa and narrations of devotees like Prahlāda, Dhruva and Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. Both pastimes pertain to the Supreme Personality of Godhead because the devotees' pastimes are in relation with Him. The Mahābhārata, for example, the history of the Pāṇḍavas and their activities, is sacred because the Pāṇḍavas had a direct relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.