Shloka 9
Means of Liberation in Kali-yuga: Satsanga, Hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā, and the Marks of a Vaiṣṇava
यस्मिन्यस्मिन्स्थले विप्र कृष्णस्य वर्तते कथा । तस्मात्तस्माज्जगन्नाथो याति त्यक्त्वा न कर्हिचित्
yasminyasminsthale vipra kṛṣṇasya vartate kathā | tasmāttasmājjagannātho yāti tyaktvā na karhicit
O Brāhmaṇa, wo immer die Erzählung von Kṛṣṇa vorgetragen wird, dorthin kommt Jagannātha, der Herr des Universums, und niemals verlässt Er diesen Ort.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa narration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्मिन्यस्मिन्स्थले = यस्मिन् + यस्मिन् + स्थले (न् + य → न्य्); तस्मात्तस्माज्जगन्नाथो = तस्मात् + तस्मात् + जगन्नाथः (त् + ज → ज्ज्).
FAQs
It teaches that Kṛṣṇa-kathā sanctifies any location: wherever Kṛṣṇa’s sacred narration is ongoing, the Lord (Jagannātha) is considered present there and does not forsake that place.
By centering divine presence on remembrance and narration of Kṛṣṇa, it highlights bhakti as accessible through hearing/reciting (śravaṇa–kīrtana), not limited to a particular shrine alone.
Yes. It suggests sanctity arises wherever sincere Kṛṣṇa-kathā occurs, implying that devotion and sacred discourse can transform any place into a spiritually potent space.