Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 2
Devotion in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and the Glory of Bhārata-varṣa
Rāmacandra & Nara-Nārāyaṇa; Rivers, Varṇāśrama, and Liberation
आर्ष्टिषेणेन सह गन्धर्वैरनुगीयमानां परमकल्याणीं भर्तृभगवत्कथां समुपशृणोति स्वयं चेदं गायति ॥ २ ॥
ārṣṭiṣeṇena saha gandharvair anugīyamānāṁ parama-kalyāṇīṁ bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathāṁ samupaśṛṇoti svayaṁ cedaṁ gāyati.
गन्धर्वगण आर्ष्टिषेण के साथ भगवान रामचन्द्र की परम कल्याणकारी कथाओं का निरन्तर गान करते रहते हैं। हनुमानजी और किम्पुरुष-वर्ष के प्रमुख आर्ष्टिषेण उन महिमाओं को पूर्ण ध्यान से सदा सुनते हैं, और हनुमानजी स्वयं भी यह स्तुति गाते हैं।
In the Purāṇas there are two different opinions concerning Lord Rāmacandra. In the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (5.34-36) this is confirmed in the description of the incarnation of Manu.
FAQs
This verse highlights that hearing Bhagavat-kathā attentively and also singing it oneself—especially in devotional association—is supremely auspicious and spiritually beneficial.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates a scene where the Lord’s glories are heard and sung—accompanied by Ārṣṭiṣeṇa and the Gandharvas—showing the culture of devotional recitation.
Regularly listen to authentic Srimad Bhagavatam narrations and also recite/chant them (alone or with others), making hearing and singing the Lord’s glories part of daily practice.