Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 28

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Devanagari script

श्रवणं कीर्तनं ध्यानं हरेरद्भ‍ुतकर्मण: । जन्मकर्मगुणानां च तदर्थेऽखिलचेष्टितम् ॥ २७ ॥ इष्टं दत्तं तपो जप्तं वृत्तं यच्चात्मन: प्रियम् । दारान् सुतान् गृहान् प्राणान् यत्परस्मै निवेदनम् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ dhyānaṁ harer adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ janma-karma-guṇānāṁ ca tad-arthe ’khila-ceṣṭitam

Translation

应当聆听、颂扬并观想主哈利那奇妙超越的作为；尤其要令心沉浸于至上人格神的降临、圣戏、德性与圣名之中。由此启发，应将日常一切行持皆作供奉于主。祭祀、布施、苦行与持诵，唯为取悦主而行；所诵之咒亦当唯赞颂薄伽梵之荣耀。凡自觉可爱可乐之物，应立刻奉献于至上主——乃至妻子、儿女、家宅与生命之气，也当奉置于至上人格神的莲足之下。

Synonyms

• śravaṇam: hearing
• śravaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); verbal noun/action-noun

• kīrtanam: chanting/glorifying
• kīrtanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; action-noun

• dhyānam: meditation
• dhyānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; action-noun

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6/षष्ठी), Singular; possessive relation

• adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ: of (him) of wondrous deeds
• adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक) + karmaṇ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6), Singular; compound qualifying Hari: ‘whose deeds are wondrous’

• janma-karma-guṇānām: of (his) birth, deeds, and qualities
• janma-karma-guṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (collective), Genitive (6), Plural (बहुवचन); itaretara-dvandva sense: ‘birth, deeds, and qualities’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• tad-arthe: for that purpose / for him
• tad-arthe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘for that purpose/for him’ (tad-artha)

• akhila-ceṣṭitam: all (one’s) activity
• akhila-ceṣṭitam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + ceṣṭita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular; ‘all activity/endeavor’

Purport

In Bhagavad-gītā (9.27) Lord Kṛṣṇa has ordered:

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about hearing and chanting (śravaṇam–kīrtanam)?

This verse presents hearing, chanting, and meditating on Hari—especially His divine deeds, qualities, and pastimes—as core practices of bhakti, and urges that all actions be offered for His purpose.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī emphasize Hari’s ‘wondrous deeds’ here?

Because remembrance becomes steady and affectionate when centered on the Lord’s extraordinary līlās, qualities, and divine activities—making devotion natural and absorbing.

Practical application of śravaṇam and kīrtanam in modern life?

Daily hear authentic Bhagavatam teachings, chant the Lord’s names and glories, and intentionally align work, study, and family duties as offerings meant to please the Lord.