Shloka 49

Veṅkaṭeśa-Māhātmya: Varāha Prelude, Descent of Śeṣācala, Svāmipuṣkariṇī and the Network of Tīrthas

with Dāna-Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

शृण्वन्ति ये भागवतं पुराणं किं वर्णये तस्य पुण्यं तु देवि / ये कृष्णमन्त्रं तु जपन्ति देवि ह्यष्टा क्षरं मन्त्रवरं सुगोप्यम्

Transliteration

śṛṇvanti ye bhāgavataṃ purāṇaṃ kiṃ varṇaye tasya puṇyaṃ tu devi / ye kṛṣṇamantraṃ tu japanti devi hyaṣṭā kṣaraṃ mantravaraṃ sugopyam

Translation

Ó Deusa, como poderei descrever o mérito daqueles que escutam o Bhāgavata Purāṇa? E ó Deusa, aqueles que fazem japa do mantra de Kṛṣṇa—o excelso mantra de oito sílabas, bem resguardado—alcançam também mérito extraordinário.

Word by Word

• शृण्वन्ति: hear/listen
• शृण्वन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भागवतम्: the Bhāgavata
• भागवतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to भागवतम्

• किम्: what
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्ययप्रयोग (interrogative used adverbially: what?)

• वर्णये: do I describe
• वर्णये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेष/विरोधबोधक-अव्यय

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कृष्णमन्त्रम्: the Kṛṣṇa-mantra
• कृष्णमन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + मन्त्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य मन्त्रः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषबोधक-अव्यय

• जपन्ति: recite
• जपन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयबोधक-अव्यय (indeed)

• अष्टाक्षरम्: eight-syllabled
• अष्टाक्षरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट-अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक; अष्ट + अक्षर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (अष्ट अक्षराणि यस्य)

• मन्त्रवरम्: the excellent mantra
• मन्त्रवरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र-वर (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्र + वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरः मन्त्रः)

• सुगोप्यम्: very secret
• सुगोप्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-गोप्य (प्रातिपदिक; सु + गोप्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु + गोप्यः = well-guarded/very secret)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating, addressing Devi)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śravaṇa (listening) to Bhāgavata Purāṇa and japa of the aṣṭākṣara Kṛṣṇa-mantra generate extraordinary puṇya and deepen devotion.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-śakti and śabda-brahma: the divine is accessed through sacred sound; bhakti as an efficacious means for purification and God-realization.

Application: Establish a routine of Bhāgavata listening/reading and daily mantra-japa; keep the practice disciplined and respectful (gopanatā: guardedness, sincerity, and proper transmission).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.26.50 (Hari is pleased; dāna to Vaiṣṇavas/learned)

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Krishna
• Bhagavata Purana

FAQs

What is the importance of listening to the Bhāgavata Purāṇa according to this verse?

The verse declares its merit to be so great that it is difficult to fully describe, implying profound purification and spiritual benefit through devoted listening (śravaṇa).

What does this verse say about the Kṛṣṇa-mantra (aṣṭākṣara)?

It praises the eight-syllabled Kṛṣṇa-mantra as an excellent and carefully guarded (sugopya) mantra, and states that japa of it brings exceptional spiritual merit.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Regularly listen to or study the Bhāgavata Purāṇa with devotion and maintain a consistent daily japa practice of the Kṛṣṇa-mantra with reverence and ethical living.