Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 13

Nārada’s Arrival, the Nine Yogendras, and the Foundations of Bhāgavata-dharma

Devanagari script

त्वया परमकल्याण: पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तन: । स्मारितो भगवानद्य देवो नारायणो मम ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

tvayā parama-kalyāṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ smārito bhagavān adya devo nārāyaṇo mama

Translation

Hôm nay ngài đã khiến tôi nhớ đến Chúa tể của tôi, Bhagavān Nārāyaṇa, Đấng tối thượng đầy cát tường. Ai được nghe và ca tụng danh‑đức của Ngài thì trở nên hoàn toàn thanh tịnh, đầy phước lành.

Synonyms

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• परम-कल्याणः: supremely auspicious
• परम-कल्याणः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘supreme’ + ‘auspicious’)

• पुण्य-श्रवण-कीर्तनः: whose hearing and chanting are meritorious
• पुण्य-श्रवण-कीर्तनः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रवणं कीर्तनं च—here as a compound meaning ‘he whose hearing/chanting is meritorious’); used adjectivally for भगवान्

• स्मारितः: has been reminded (to me)
• स्मारितः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate participle/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्मृ (णिच् causative) (कृदन्त; धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) of causative ‘to cause to remember’ → ‘reminded/caused to be remembered’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: today/now)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to भगवान्

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

Purport

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has stated, nārāyaṇas tādṛśa-dharme madīya-guru-rūpo nārāyaṇarṣiḥ. The word nārāyaṇa in this verse refers to the incarnation of Godhead Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, who acted as Nārada’s spiritual master in this dharma. Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has also pointed out, smārita iti kṛṣṇopāsanāveśena tasyāpi vismaraṇāt. The word smārita, “he is brought back to memory,” indicates that because of Nārada’s absorption in the worship of Kṛṣṇa he had forgotten Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa. In other words, if intense engagement in devotional service makes one sometimes forget the Personality of Godhead, by Kṛṣṇa’s arrangement such a sincere servitor will again be reminded of the Personality of Godhead.

Characters & Entities

• Maharaja Nimi
• Narayana

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the power of hearing and chanting (śravaṇa-kīrtana)?

This verse states that the Lord is “puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtana”—simply hearing and chanting His glories is inherently purifying and brings auspiciousness.

Why did Maharaja Nimi speak about remembering Narayana in Canto 11 Chapter 2?

In the presence of exalted sages (the Nine Yogendras), Nimi expresses that their words and association have awakened his remembrance of the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa.

How can I apply śravaṇa-kīrtana in modern life according to this shloka?

Make daily time for hearing Bhagavatam or Hari-kathā and chanting the Lord’s names; the verse emphasizes that this practice itself purifies the heart and revives remembrance of God.