Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 38
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
वाणी गुणानुकथने श्रवणौ कथायां हस्तौ च कर्मसु मनस्तव पादयोर्न: । स्मृत्यां शिरस्तव निवासजगत्प्रणामे दृष्टि: सतां दर्शनेऽस्तु भवत्तनूनाम् ॥ ३८ ॥
vāṇī guṇānukathane śravaṇau kathāyāṁ hastau ca karmasu manas tava pādayor naḥ smṛtyāṁ śiras tava nivāsa-jagat-praṇāme dṛṣṭiḥ satāṁ darśane ’stu bhavat-tanūnām
De ahora en adelante, que nuestras palabras narren Tus cualidades y lilas; que nuestros oídos se ocupen en escuchar Tus glorias; que nuestras manos, pies y sentidos actúen en obras que Te complazcan; y que nuestra mente piense siempre en Tus pies de loto. Que Tu morada permanezca en nuestra memoria; que nuestra cabeza se incline ante todo lo que hay en el mundo, pues todo es también una forma Tuya; y que nuestros ojos contemplen a los santos vaiṣṇavas, no diferentes de Ti.
Here the process of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead is given. This process is bhakti.
FAQs
This verse teaches sense-engagement in devotion: speak Krishna’s qualities, hear His kathā, serve with the hands, fix the mind on His lotus feet, bow in remembrance, and see saints and the Lord’s divine forms.
After being delivered from their cursed condition as trees by Lord Krishna, they express gratitude and pray for lasting devotion—asking that every faculty of body and mind remain dedicated to Him.
Align daily habits with bhakti: use speech for kirtan and kind truth, listen to Bhagavatam talks, do tangible service, remember Krishna during the day, offer obeisances, and seek the company and darshan of sincere devotees.