Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 44
Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
प्रह्रादस्यानुचरितं महाभागवतस्य च । भक्तिर्ज्ञानं विरक्तिश्च याथार्थ्यं चास्य वै हरे: ॥ ४३ ॥ सर्गस्थित्यप्ययेशस्य गुणकर्मानुवर्णनम् । परावरेषां स्थानानां कालेन व्यत्ययो महान् ॥ ४४ ॥
prahrādasyānucaritaṁ mahā-bhāgavatasya ca bhaktir jñānaṁ viraktiś ca yāthārthyaṁ cāsya vai hareḥ
येथे ईश्वरच सृष्टी-स्थिती-प्रलयाचा कारणकर्ता आहे असे सांगितले आहे; त्याच्या गुणकर्मांचे वर्णन आहे, आणि देव-दैत्यांचे वैभवशाली लोकही प्रभूच्या आज्ञेने काळाच्या प्रवाहात नष्ट होतात हेही स्पष्ट केले आहे।
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is filled with descriptions of the characteristics of various devotees, with reference to the service of the Lord. This Vedic literature is called Bhāgavatam because it deals with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotee. By studying Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master, one can perfectly understand the science of Kṛṣṇa, the nature of the material and spiritual worlds, and the aim of life. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam amalaṁ purāṇam. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the spotless Vedic literature, as we have discussed in the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Therefore, simply by understanding Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, one can understand the science of the activities of the devotees, the activities of the demons, the permanent abode and the temporary abode. Through Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, everything is perfectly known.
FAQs
This verse states that the Supreme Lord is the controller of creation, maintenance, and dissolution, and His qualities and activities are described to reveal His supreme governance.
He is summarizing the scope of the narration—showing that worldly status is unstable because time rearranges the fortunes of higher and lower beings, while the Lord remains the ultimate controller.
Recognize that time can quickly reverse material positions; therefore, anchor life in devotion to the Lord rather than in temporary status.