Shloka 22
Pṛthu Mahārāja Meets the Four Kumāras: Bhakti as the Boat Across Saṁsāra
सा श्रद्धया भगवद्धर्मचर्यया जिज्ञासयाध्यात्मिकयोगनिष्ठया । योगेश्वरोपासनया च नित्यं पुण्यश्रव:कथया पुण्यया च ॥ २२ ॥
sā śraddhayā bhagavad-dharma-caryayā jijñāsayādhyātmika-yoga-niṣṭhayā yogeśvaropāsanayā ca nityaṁ puṇya-śravaḥ-kathayā puṇyayā ca
تزداد تلك المحبة بالشرَدها (الإيمان)، وبممارسة دين البهاكتي، وبالتساؤل لمعرفة الربّ الأعلى، وبالثبات في بهاكتي-يوغا، وبالعبادة الدائمة لليوغيشڤرا، وبسماع وإنشاد الحكايات الطاهرة عن مجده؛ فهذه الأعمال بذاتها أعمال برّ.
The word yogeśvara is applicable to both the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, and His devotees also. In Bhagavad-gītā this word occurs in two places. In the Eighteenth Chapter (18.78), Kṛṣṇa is described as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is the master of all mystic power ( yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ). Yogeśvara is also described at the end of the Sixth Chapter (6.47): sa me yuktatamo mataḥ. This yuktatama indicates the topmost of all yogīs — the devotees, who can also be called yogeśvara. In this verse, yogeśvara-upāsanā means to render service to a pure devotee. Thus Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says, chāḍiyā vaiṣṇava-sevā nistāra pāyeche kebā: without serving a pure devotee, one cannot advance in spiritual life. Prahlāda Mahārāja also has said:
FAQs
This verse lists core means: faith, practicing bhagavata-dharma, sincere inquiry, steadiness in spiritual yoga, constant worship of the Supreme Lord, and purifying hearing/recitation of the Lord’s sacred narrations.
In Canto 4 Chapter 22, Pṛthu Mahārāja instructs his citizens on the path to the highest welfare, emphasizing devotional dharma supported by steady practice and regular śravaṇa-kīrtana of the Lord’s glories.
Set a daily routine of listening to or reading Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, discuss a verse with others, and let the teachings guide choices—making worship and inquiry consistent rather than occasional.