Shloka 15
Aftermath of Gajendra’s Deliverance: Hūhū’s Release, Indradyumna’s Curse, and Sārūpya-mukti
यथानुकीर्तयन्त्येतच्छ्रेयस्कामा द्विजातय: । शुचय: प्रातरुत्थाय दु:स्वप्नाद्युपशान्तये ॥ १५ ॥
yathānukīrtayanty etac chreyas-kāmā dvijātayaḥ śucayaḥ prātar utthāya duḥsvapnādy-upaśāntaye
Karena itu, para dvija yang suci—terutama brāhmaṇa Vaiṣṇava—yang menginginkan kesejahteraan rohaninya hendaknya bangun pagi dari pembaringan dan melantunkan kisah suci ini apa adanya, tanpa penyimpangan, untuk meredakan gangguan mimpi buruk dan derita lainnya.
Every verse in the Vedic literature, especially in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Bhagavad-gītā, is a Vedic mantra. Here the words yathānukīrtayanti are used to recommend that this literature be presented as it is. Unscrupulous persons, however, deviate from the actual narration and interpret the text in their own way with grammatical jugglery. Such deviations are to be avoided. This is a Vedic injunction supported by Śukadeva Gosvāmī, one of the mahājanas, or authorities. He says, yathānukīrtayanti: one should recite the mantra as it is, without deviation, for then one will be eligible to rise to the platform of all good fortune. Śukadeva Gosvāmī especially recommends that those who are brāhmaṇas ( śucayaḥ ) recite all these mantras after rising from bed in the morning.
FAQs
This verse states that purified persons recite this sacred narration early in the morning to pacify bad dreams and other inauspicious disturbances.
He highlights the practical spiritual fruit (phala-śruti) of hearing and reciting the holy narration—done with purity and discipline, it brings auspiciousness and calms negative omens.
Begin the day with a short, sincere recitation or hearing of Bhagavatam passages; keep personal cleanliness and a focused mind, and use the practice to replace anxiety and negativity with remembrance of the Lord.