Shloka 52
Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Varṇāśrama’s Purpose, Ritualism’s Fall, and Yuga-Avatāras with Kali-yuga Saṅkīrtana
इतिहासमिमं पुण्यं धारयेद् य: समाहित: । स विधूयेह शमलं ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥ ५२ ॥
itihāsam imaṁ puṇyaṁ dhārayed yaḥ samāhitaḥ sa vidhūyeha śamalaṁ brahma-bhūyāya kalpate
အာရုံစိုက်တည်ငြိမ်စွာ ဤပုဏ္ဏသမိုင်းကို နှလုံးသား၌ ထိန်းသိမ်း၍ သတိပြုဆင်ခြင်သူသည် ဤဘဝ၌ပင် အညစ်အကြေးအားလုံးကို ဆေးကြောသန့်စင်ကာ ပရဘြဟ္မအဖြစ်တော်—အမြင့်ဆုံး စိတ်ဝိညာဉ်ပြည့်စုံမှုကို ရရှိရန် အရည်အချင်းပြည့်မီ၏။
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Fifth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Nārada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva.”
FAQs
This verse states that one who steadily retains and contemplates this holy narrative becomes purified of impurity in this very life and becomes qualified for Brahman-realization.
Śukadeva is guiding Parīkṣit toward liberation through concentrated hearing and remembrance; the Bhagavatam repeatedly teaches that sincere absorption in its sacred narrations purifies the heart and leads to the highest realization.
Set aside daily time to read or hear Bhagavatam attentively, reflect on its meaning, and revisit key passages—steady remembrance and contemplation gradually cleanse habits and deepen spiritual clarity.