Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 8
Devotion in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and the Glory of Bhārata-varṣa
Rāmacandra & Nara-Nārāyaṇa; Rivers, Varṇāśrama, and Liberation
सुरोऽसुरो वाप्यथ वानरो नर: सर्वात्मना य: सुकृतज्ञमुत्तमम् । भजेत रामं मनुजाकृतिं हरिं य उत्तराननयत्कोसलान्दिवमिति ॥ ८ ॥
suro ’suro vāpy atha vānaro naraḥ sarvātmanā yaḥ sukṛtajñam uttamam bhajeta rāmaṁ manujākṛtiṁ hariṁ ya uttarān anayat kosalān divam iti
અતએવ દેવ હોય કે અસુર, વાનર હોય કે મનુષ્ય—જે ભક્તની નાની સેવા પણ કૃતજ્ઞતાથી સ્વીકારી તૃપ્ત થાય છે, મનુષ્યાકૃતિમાં પ્રગટ થયેલા હરિ શ્રી રામનું સર્વાત્મભાવથી ભજન કરવું જોઈએ. એ જ પ્રભુએ કોસલવાસીઓને ઉત્તર દિશાના દિવ્ય ધામ—વૈકુંઠ—માં લઈ ગયા।
Lord Śrī Rāmacandra is so kind and merciful to His devotees that He is very easily satisfied by a little service rendered by anyone, human or not. This is the special advantage of worshiping Lord Rāmacandra, and there is the same advantage in worshiping Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Rāmacandra, in the manner of kṣatriyas, sometimes showed Their mercy by killing asuras, but Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu awarded love of God without difficulty even to the asuras. All the incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead — but especially Lord Rāmacandra, Lord Kṛṣṇa and, later, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu — delivered many of the living entities present before Them, indeed almost all of them. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is therefore represented in the six-armed form of ṣaḍ-bhūja-mūrti, which is a combination of Lord Rāmacandra, Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The best purpose of human life can be fulfilled by worshiping the ṣaḍ-bhūja-mūrti, the form of the Lord with six arms — two arms of Rāmacandra, two arms of Kṛṣṇa and two arms of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
FAQs
This verse teaches that anyone—regardless of birth or species—who worships Lord Rāma wholeheartedly attains the highest benefit, because Rāma (Hari) is the supreme, grateful protector of His devotees.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these glorifications within the description of Bhārata-varṣa and its exalted devotional culture.
Practice single-hearted devotion (sarvātmanā bhajana): remember Lord Rāma, serve Him consistently, and cultivate gratitude and loyalty—qualities highlighted here as central to spiritual success.