Shloka 6
Secondary Creation Begins: Brahmā’s Productions, the Guṇas, and the Emergence of Orders of Beings
ता न: कीर्तय भद्रं ते कीर्तन्योदारकर्मण: । रसज्ञ: को नु तृप्येत हरिलीलामृतं पिबन् ॥ ६ ॥
tā naḥ kīrtaya bhadraṁ te kīrtanyodāra-karmaṇaḥ rasajñaḥ ko nu tṛpyeta hari-līlāmṛtaṁ piban
O Sūta Gosvāmī, all auspiciousness to you. Please recount the Lord’s magnanimous deeds, worthy of glorification. What devotee, a true knower of rasa, could ever be satiated while drinking the nectar of Hari’s līlās?
The narration of the pastimes of the Lord, which are always enacted on the transcendental platform, should be received with all respect by devotees. Those who are actually on the transcendental platform are never satiated by hearing the continuous narration of the pastimes of the Lord. For example, if any self-realized soul reads from Bhagavad-gītā, he will never feel satiated. The narrations of Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam may be read thousands and thousands of times, and still, without fail, new aspects of the subject matter will be relished by the devotee.
FAQs
This verse states that one who truly knows spiritual taste (rasa) can never be satiated while “drinking” the nectar of Hari’s līlā; glorification and hearing remain ever-fresh and nourishing.
In the creation context of Canto 3, they emphasize that even cosmological topics become spiritually complete when centered on the Lord’s glorious deeds, which are always worthy of kīrtana.
Make daily time for śravaṇa and kīrtana—hearing and repeating the Lord’s pastimes—because genuine spiritual “taste” grows by regular contact with Bhagavatam topics, replacing lower tastes with higher joy.