Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 25
Nārada Instructs the Pracetās: Bhakti as the Goal of All Paths
एतत्तेऽभिहितं क्षत्तर्यन्मां त्वं परिपृष्टवान् । प्रचेतसां नारदस्य संवादं हरिकीर्तनम् ॥ २५ ॥
etat te ’bhihitaṁ kṣattar yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān pracetasāṁ nāradasya saṁvādaṁ hari-kīrtanam
يا فيدورا (كشَتّا)، لقد أخبرتك بكل ما سألت عنه. وحوار نارادا مع البراتشيتاس، وهو كيرتنٌ لهري ووصفٌ لمجد الرب، قد رويته بقدر ما استطعت.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam describes the glories of the Lord and His devotees. Because the whole subject matter is the glorification of the Lord, naturally the glorification of His devotees automatically follows.
FAQs
In this verse, Hari-kīrtana refers to the glorification of Lord Hari through sacred narration—here, the dialogue of Nārada and the Pracetās—meant to awaken devotion and purify the heart.
Maitreya calls Vidura ‘Kṣattā’ because Vidura was known by that title (royal counselor/minister). The address highlights Vidura’s sincere inquiry and qualification to hear spiritual topics.
Seek and hear bona fide spiritual discussions centered on Hari—through reading, listening to discourses, and chanting—because such Hari-kīrtana-focused hearing is presented as spiritually transformative.