Bhāgavatam Mahimā — The Glory, Measure, Transmission, and Gift of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
श्रीमद्भागवतं पुराणममलं यद्वैष्णवानां प्रियं यस्मिन् पारमहंस्यमेकममलं ज्ञानं परं गीयते । तत्र ज्ञानविरागभक्तिसहितं नैष्कर्म्यमाविष्कृतं तच्छृण्वन् सुपठन् विचारणपरो भक्त्या विमुच्येन्नर: ॥ १८ ॥
śrīmad-bhāgavataṁ purāṇam amalaṁ yad vaiṣṇavānāṁ priyaṁ yasmin pāramahaṁsyam ekam amalaṁ jñānaṁ paraṁ gīyate tatra jñāna-virāga-bhakti-sahitaṁ naiṣkarmyam āviskṛtaṁ tac chṛṇvan su-paṭhan vicāraṇa-paro bhaktyā vimucyen naraḥ
《圣典博伽梵往世书》是无垢的往世书,最为毗湿奴信众所珍爱;其中歌咏了帕拉玛罕萨们唯一纯净、至高的智慧。它揭示了离业之道,并与超然知识、出离与奉爱相伴。凡以奉爱虔听、正诵并深思此书者,必得圆满解脱。
Because Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is completely free of contamination by the modes of nature, it is endowed with extraordinary spiritual beauty and is therefore dear to the pure devotees of the Lord. The word pāramahaṁsyam indicates that even completely liberated souls are eager to hear and narrate Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Those who are trying to be liberated should faithfully serve this literature by hearing and reciting it with faith and devotion.
This verse teaches that by hearing, properly reciting, and thoughtfully reflecting on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with devotion, a person becomes liberated.
At the conclusion of the Bhāgavatam’s narration, Sūta Gosvāmī summarizes its unique greatness: it is a spotless Purāṇa that reveals the highest paramahaṁsa knowledge and the path of bhakti leading to freedom.
Make regular time to hear/read Bhāgavatam, study it attentively, and contemplate its teachings—allowing devotion to deepen while naturally reducing unhealthy attachments.