Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 28
The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Aftermath in Dvārakā
इत्थं हरेर्भगवतो रुचिरावतार- वीर्याणि बालचरितानि च शन्तमानि । अन्यत्र चेह च श्रुतानि गृणन् मनुष्यो भक्तिं परां परमहंसगतौ लभेत ॥ २८ ॥ कलेर्दोषनिधे राजन्नस्ति ह्येको महान् गुण: । कीर्तनादेव कृष्णस्य मुक्तसङ्ग: परं व्रजेत् ॥ ५१ ॥
itthaṁ harer bhagavato rucirāvatāra- vīryāṇi bāla-caritāni ca śantamāni anyatra ceha ca śrutāni gṛṇan manuṣyo bhaktiṁ parāṁ paramahaṁsa-gatau labheta
Thus the charming prowess of Bhagavān Hari, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, in His various auspicious descents, and His soothing childhood pastimes, are described in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other scriptures. One who clearly chants these narrations attains supreme bhakti—loving devotional service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the goal of the perfected sages. O King, though Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, it has one great virtue: simply by kīrtana of Kṛṣṇa one becomes free from attachment and reaches the supreme destination.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Thirty-first Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Disappearance of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.”
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By hearing and reciting the Lord’s avatāra deeds—especially His peaceful, charming childhood pastimes—one gains supreme devotion leading to the paramahaṁsa path.
He highlights that these līlās are uniquely “śantamāni” (deeply pacifying) and that remembrance, hearing, and chanting of them elevates the heart to pure devotion.
Regularly listen to and recite Bhagavatam narrations of the Lord’s avatāras and Krishna-līlā, making them a daily habit to cultivate steady devotion and inner peace.