Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 61
Dakṣa’s Sacrifice Restored: Śiva’s Mercy and Nārāyaṇa’s Appearance
इदं पवित्रं परमीशचेष्टितं यशस्यमायुष्यमघौघमर्षणम् । यो नित्यदाकर्ण्य नरोऽनुकीर्तयेद् धुनोत्यघं कौरव भक्तिभावत: ॥ ६१ ॥
idaṁ pavitraṁ param īśa-ceṣṭitaṁ yaśasyam āyuṣyam aghaugha-marṣaṇam yo nityadākarṇya naro ’nukīrtayed dhunoty aghaṁ kaurava bhakti-bhāvataḥ
Ceci est le récit très pur des actes du Seigneur Suprême : il accroît la renommée et la longévité et dissipe l’amas des péchés. Ô fils des Kuru, celui qui l’écoute chaque jour puis le redit avec foi et bhakti se débarrasse de toute souillure.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa.”
FAQs
This verse says that daily hearing and glorifying the Supreme Lord’s deeds is supremely purifying, grants good repute and longevity, and destroys great accumulations of sin—especially when done with genuine devotional feeling (bhakti-bhāva).
Śukadeva is speaking to King Parīkṣit, a descendant of the Kuru dynasty; addressing him as “Kaurava” is a respectful genealogical address while emphasizing that this teaching is meant for sincere listeners like the king.
Set a daily practice of hearing Bhagavatam (even a small portion) and then repeat its essence—through speaking, writing, or kīrtana—with a devotional attitude; the verse teaches that this steady shravaṇa-kīrtana purifies character and reduces sinful tendencies.