Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 1
Devotion in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and the Glory of Bhārata-varṣa
Rāmacandra & Nara-Nārāyaṇa; Rivers, Varṇāśrama, and Liberation
श्रीशुक उवाच किम्पुरुषे वर्षे भगवन्तमादिपुरुषं लक्ष्मणाग्रजं सीताभिरामं रामं तच्चरणसन्निकर्षाभिरत: परमभागवतो हनुमान् सह किम्पुरुषैरविरतभक्तिरुपास्ते ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca kimpuruṣe varṣe bhagavantam ādi-puruṣaṁ lakṣmaṇāgrajaṁ sītābhirāmaṁ rāmaṁ tac-caraṇa-sannikarṣābhirataḥ parama-bhāgavato hanumān saha kimpuruṣair avirata-bhaktir upāste.
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī sprach: O König, in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa ist der große Geweihte Hanumān zusammen mit den Bewohnern jenes Landes unablässig im bhakti-vollen Dienst für Herrn Rāmacandra tätig—den älteren Bruder Lakṣmaṇas und den geliebten Gemahl Sītādevīs, den Ādi-Puruṣa. Er erfreut sich an der Nähe Seiner Lotosfüße und verehrt Ihn beständig.
FAQs
This verse states that Hanumān, described as a parama-bhāgavata (topmost devotee), worships Bhagavān Rāma with avirata-bhakti—uninterrupted devotion—always relishing closeness to His lotus feet.
Śukadeva identifies Rāma as Bhagavān and Ādipuruṣa to affirm that Rāma is not merely a historical hero but the Supreme Lord Himself, the original source of all divine manifestations.
By keeping steady remembrance and service—daily chanting, prayer, reading sacred texts, and offering one’s work to the Lord—so devotion becomes continuous in intention even while fulfilling responsibilities.