Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 1
Bali Liberated, Prahlāda Blessed, and Vāmana Accepted as Universal Protector
श्रीशुक उवाच इत्युक्तवन्तं पुरुषं पुरातनं महानुभावोऽखिलसाधुसम्मत: । बद्धाञ्जलिर्बाष्पकलाकुलेक्षणो भक्त्युत्कलो गद्गदया गिराब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca ity uktavantaṁ puruṣaṁ purātanaṁ mahānubhāvo ’khila-sādhu-sammataḥ baddhāñjalir bāṣpa-kalākulekṣaṇo bhakty-utkalo gadgadayā girābravīt
قال شُكاديفا غوسوامي: لما تكلّم البُروشَا الأزلي، شخصيةُ الله السامية، بهذا القول، قام بالي مهاراج—وهو روحٌ عظيمة مُعترف بها لدى جميع السادهُو—مطويَّ الكفّين، دامعتَي العينين، وبصوتٍ متقطّع من نشوة البهاكتي، فأجاب كما يلي.
FAQs
This verse describes classic bhakti symptoms—folded hands, tear-filled eyes, and a voice choked with emotion—arising when a devotee hears the Lord’s words.
“Puruṣaṁ purātanam” refers to the primeval Supreme Person—the Lord (commonly understood as Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa) who is eternal and the original source.
Cultivate reverence and heartfelt prayer—listen to divine teachings with sincerity, respond with humility (like folded hands), and let devotion become genuine rather than merely formal.