Shloka 20
Mucukunda’s Departure; Jarāsandha’s Pursuit; Prelude to Rukmiṇī’s Abduction
Rukmiṇī’s Message Begins
ब्रह्मन् कृष्णकथा: पुण्या माध्वीर्लोकमलापहा: । को नु तृप्येत शृण्वान: श्रुतज्ञो नित्यनूतना: ॥ २० ॥
brahman kṛṣṇa-kathāḥ puṇyā mādhvīr loka-malāpahāḥ ko nu tṛpyeta śṛṇvānaḥ śruta-jño nitya-nūtanāḥ
Ô brāhmaṇa, les récits de Kṛṣṇa sont saints, doux et dissipent la souillure du monde ; quel auditeur averti pourrait s’en rassasier, puisqu’ils sont éternellement neufs ?
FAQs
This verse says Krishna-katha is sacred and honey-sweet, and that it removes the impurities of worldly life; therefore a truly learned listener never feels fully satisfied hearing it because it is always fresh.
In the flow of the Rukmiṇī–Kṛṣṇa narrative (Canto 10, Chapter 52), Śukadeva emphasizes that the Lord’s qualities and pastimes reveal new depths each time they are heard, so devotion increases rather than ends in satiation.
Make daily time for attentive hearing/reading of Bhagavatam or Krishna’s pastimes; the verse teaches that this practice steadily cleanses mental negativity and renews devotion because the subject is inexhaustibly uplifting.