Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 27

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Devanagari script

श्रवणं कीर्तनं ध्यानं हरेरद्भ‍ुतकर्मण: । जन्मकर्मगुणानां च तदर्थेऽखिलचेष्टितम् ॥ २७ ॥ इष्टं दत्तं तपो जप्तं वृत्तं यच्चात्मन: प्रियम् । दारान् सुतान् गृहान् प्राणान् यत्परस्मै निवेदनम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ dhyānaṁ harer adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ janma-karma-guṇānāṁ ca tad-arthe ’khila-ceṣṭitam

Translation

ຄວນຟັງ ສັນລະເສີນ(ກີຣຕະນະ) ແລະເພ່ງສະມາທິເຖິງກິດຈະກຳອັນອັດສະຈັນຂອງພຣະຫຣິ; ໂດຍສະເພາະໃຫ້ຈິດຈົມຢູ່ໃນອະວະຕານ ລີລາ ຄຸນ ແລະນາມອັນສັກສິດຂອງພຣະພະຄະວານ. ດ້ວຍແຮງບັນດານໃຈນັ້ນ ຄວນເຮັດກິດຈະວັດປະຈຳວັນທັງປວງເປັນການຖວາຍແດ່ພຣະອົງ. ຈົ່ງປະກອບຍັນຍະ ທານ ຕະປະ ຈະປະ ແລະກິດທຳທັງຫມົດເພື່ອຄວາມພໍພຣະໄທຂອງພຣະອົງເທົ່ານັ້ນ; ແລະສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຕົນຮັກພໍໃຈ ຈົ່ງຖວາຍແດ່ພຣະເຈົ້າສູງສຸດທັນທີ—ແມ່ນແຕ່ພັນລະຍາ ລູກ ເຮືອນ ແລະລົມຫາຍໃຈຊີວິດ—ກໍຄວນມອບໄວ້ທີ່ພຣະບາດດອກບົວຂອງພຣະບຸຣຸດສູງສຸດ.

Synonyms

• श्रवणम्: hearing
• श्रवणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• कीर्तनम्: chanting / glorifying
• कीर्तनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• अद्भुत-कर्मणः: whose deeds are wondrous
• अद्भुत-कर्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular; कर्मधारय-समास: अद्भुतं कर्म यस्य (as adjective to ‘हरेः’)

• जन्म-कर्म-गुणानाम्: of (His) birth, deeds, and qualities
• जन्म-कर्म-गुणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् + कर्मन् + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Genitive plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (birth, deeds, qualities)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• तदर्थे: for His sake
• तदर्थे: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् — ‘for that purpose/for His sake’

• अखिल-चेष्टितम्: all activities (dedicated)
• अखिल-चेष्टितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + चेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; कर्मधारय: अखिलं चेष्टितम्

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (9.27) Lord Kṛṣṇa has ordered:

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about śravaṇam and kīrtanam (hearing and chanting)?

This verse teaches that hearing and chanting about Hari’s wondrous deeds—along with meditation on His birth, activities, and qualities—are central practices of bhakti.

Why did Krishna teach this to Uddhava in Canto 11?

In the Uddhava Gita, Krishna summarizes practical bhakti—how a devotee should engage mind, speech, and life’s activities in remembrance and service of the Lord.

How can I apply “dedicating all endeavors to God” in modern life?

Turn daily work into offering: regularly hear/chant about Krishna, remember His qualities, and align choices—time, habits, goals—so they support devotion rather than ego-centered aims.