Shloka 15
Divinity and Divine Service
Bhagavān and Bhakti as the Supreme Dharma
यदनुध्यासिना युक्ता: कर्मग्रन्थिनिबन्धनम् । छिन्दन्ति कोविदास्तस्य को न कुर्यात्कथारतिम् ॥ १५ ॥
yad-anudhyāsinā yuktāḥ karma-granthi-nibandhanam chindanti kovidās tasya ko na kuryāt kathā-ratim
ആരെയെ നിരന്തരം ധ്യാനിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ ബുദ്ധിമാന്മാർ കർമ്മബന്ധനത്തിന്റെ കെട്ടുകൾ മുറിച്ചെറിയുന്നുവോ, അവന്റെ കഥകളിൽ ആരാണ് രതി കാണിക്കാതിരിക്കുക?
The contact of the spiritual spark with material elements creates a knot which must be cut if one wants to be liberated from the actions and reactions of fruitive work. Liberation means freedom from the cycle of reactionary work. This liberation automatically follows for one who constantly remembers the transcendental pastimes of the Personality of Godhead. This is because all the activities of the Supreme Lord (His līlā ) are transcendental to the modes of the material energy. They are all-attractive spiritual activities, and therefore constant association with the spiritual activities of the Supreme Lord gradually spiritualizes the conditioned soul and ultimately severs the knot of material bondage.
FAQs
This verse says that by constant contemplation of the Lord, the wise cut the binding knot of karma—breaking the bondage created by fruitive actions.
Because remembrance and discussion of the Lord are presented as the practical means by which karma’s bondage is severed; therefore, developing taste for His narrations is natural and essential.
Make daily time for hearing/reading Bhagavatam and sincerely remembering the Lord; steady engagement in His topics gradually loosens material habits and strengthens devotion.