Shloka 16
The Prayers of the Personified Vedas (Śruti-stuti) and the Indescribable Absolute
इति तव सूरयस्त्र्यधिपतेऽखिललोकमल-क्षपणकथामृताब्धिमवगाह्य तपांसि जहु: । किमुत पुन: स्वधामविधुताशयकालगुणा:परम भजन्ति ये पदमजस्रसुखानुभवम् ॥ १६ ॥
iti tava sūrayas try-adhipate ’khila-loka-mala- kṣapaṇa-kathāmṛtābdhim avagāhya tapāṁsi jahuḥ kim uta punaḥ sva-dhāma-vidhutāśaya-kāla-guṇāḥ parama bhajanti ye padam ajasra-sukhānubhavam
それゆえ、三界の主よ、賢者たちはあなたに関する甘露の物語の大海に深く潜り、宇宙の穢れを洗い流して苦しみを捨て、苦行の重荷さえ手放す。ましてや、霊的な力によって心の悪習を払い、時とグナを超えた者たちはどうであろう。至上者よ、彼らはあなたの真実の本性を礼拝し、その中で途切れぬ至福を味わう。
According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, in the previous verse those śrutis whose presentation of the Supreme Truth may seem impersonal clarified their true purpose. Now, in the present verse, those who focus exclusively on the divine Personality of Godhead, who speak of His transcendental pastimes, take their turn in praising Him.
FAQs
This verse says that immersing oneself in the nectar-like narrations of the Lord destroys the impurities of all worlds, to the point that even great sages abandon separate pursuits of harsh austerity and take shelter of devotional hearing and worship.
The speakers are the personified Vedas (Śrutayaḥ), and they are offering prayers to the Supreme Lord—addressed as the master of the gods—glorifying devotion and the purifying power of His divine narrations.
Prioritize regular śravaṇa (hearing/reading) of Bhagavatam and Krishna-katha with sincerity; let devotional hearing and remembrance become the core practice, rather than relying only on self-imposed austerities without bhakti.