Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 3
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कुतोऽशिवं त्वच्चरणाम्बुजासवं महन्मनस्तो मुखनि:सृतं क्वचित् । पिबन्ति ये कर्णपुटैरलं प्रभो देहंभृतां देहकृदस्मृतिच्छिदम् ॥ ३ ॥
kuto ’śivaṁ tvac-caraṇāmbujāsavaṁ mahan-manasto mukha-niḥsṛtaṁ kvacit pibanti ye karṇa-puṭair alaṁ prabho dehaṁ-bhṛtāṁ deha-kṛd-asmṛti-cchidam
[クリシュナの親族は言った。] 主よ、あなたの蓮華の御足から湧く甘露を一度でも心ゆくまで飲んだ者に、どうして不幸が起こり得ましょう。その陶酔の霊酒は、大いなる帰依者の心から口を通って流れ、聞く者の耳という杯に注がれます。それは、身を持つ者が自らの身体の創り主を忘れる迷いを断ち切ります。
FAQs
This verse says that those who drink the nectar of Krishna’s lotus feet through their ears—by hearing from great devotees—become free from inauspiciousness because such hearing destroys forgetfulness of the Lord.
While addressing Krishna, Rukmini glorifies bhakti centered on śravaṇam—hearing Krishna-kathā from realized souls—as the direct remedy for the embodied soul’s delusion and suffering.
Make regular time to hear Bhagavatam or Krishna-kathā from authentic devotees/teachers, and replace anxiety-driven media intake with devotional listening that reduces bodily obsession and strengthens remembrance of God.