Shloka 43
Pauṇḍraka’s False Vāsudeva Claim, His Death, and the Burning of Vārāṇasī by Sudarśana
य एनं श्रावयेन्मर्त्य उत्तम:श्लोकविक्रमम् । समाहितो वा शृणुयात् सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते ॥ ४३ ॥
ya enaṁ śrāvayen martya uttamaḥ-śloka-vikramam samāhito vā śṛṇuyāt sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate
ഉത്തമശ്ലോകനായ ഭഗവാന്റെ ഈ വീരലീല ആരെങ്കിലും പാരായണം ചെയ്ത് കേൾപ്പിക്കുകയോ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ ശ്രവിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ, ആ മർത്ത്യൻ സകല പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നും വിമുക്തനാകും.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Sixty-sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva.”
FAQs
This verse says that one who attentively hears—or helps others hear—the narrations of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s heroic deeds becomes freed from all sins.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this as part of his narration to King Parīkṣit, concluding the episode by stating the fruit of hearing these pastimes.
Regularly listen to or read Śrīmad Bhāgavatam with attention, and also share or recite these narrations for others—making śravaṇam (hearing) a steady spiritual practice.