Superiority of Bhakti
nidrayā
hriyate naktaṁ (2.1.3)
vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ
divā
cārthehayā rājan
kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā
The lifetime of such an envious householder is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulgence, and in the daytime either in making money or maintaining family members.
tasmād
bhārata sarvātmā (2.1.5)
bhagavān īśvaro hariḥ
śrotavyaḥ
kīrtitavyaś ca
smartavyaś cecchatābhayam
O descendant of King Bharata, one who desires to be free from all miseries must hear about, glorify and also remember the Personality of Godhead, who is the Supersoul, the controller and the savior from all miseries.
etāvān
sāṅkhya-yogābhyāṁ (2.1.6)
sva-dharma-pariniṣṭhayā
janma-lābhaḥ
paraḥ puṁsām
ante nārāyaṇa-smṛtiḥ
The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by practice of mystic powers, or by perfect discharge of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality of Godhead at the end of life.
etan
nirvidyamānānām
(2.1.11)
icchatām
akuto-bhayam
yogināṁ nṛpa nirṇītaṁ
harer
nāmānukīrtanam
O King, constant chanting of the holy name of
the Lord after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and
fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from
all material desires, those who are desirous of all material
enjoyment, and also those who are self-satisfied by dint of
transcendental knowledge.
Sadhana
Bhakti is the best of all Paths
na
hy ato ’nyaḥ śivaḥ panthā (2.2.33)
viśataḥ
saṁsṛtāv iha
vāsudeve bhagavati
bhakti-yogo yato
bhavet
For those who are wandering in the material universe, there is no more auspicious means of deliverance than what is aimed at in the direct devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
tasmāt
sarvātmanā rājan (2.2.36)
hariḥ sarvatra sarvadā
śrotavyaḥ
kīrtitavyaś ca
smartavyo bhagavān nṛṇām
O King, it is therefore essential that every human being hear about, glorify and remember the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, always and everywhere.
pibanti
ye bhagavata ātmanaḥ satāṁ (2.2.37)
kathāmṛtaṁ
śravaṇa-puṭeṣu sambhṛtam
punanti te
viṣaya-vidūṣitāśayaṁ
vrajanti tac-caraṇa-saroruhāntikam
Those who drink through aural reception, fully filled with the nectarean message of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the beloved of the devotees, purify the polluted aim of life known as material enjoyment and thus go back to Godhead, to the lotus feet of Him [the Personality of Godhead].
akāmaḥ
sarva-kāmo vā
(2.3.10)
mokṣa-kāma
udāra-dhīḥ
tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena
yajeta puruṣaṁ
param
A person who has broader intelligence, whether he be full of all material desire, without any material desire, or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.
āyur
harati vai puṁsām (2.3.17)
udyann astaṁ ca yann
asau
tasyarte yat-kṣaṇo nīta
uttama-śloka-vārtayā
Both by rising and by setting, the sun decreases the duration of life of everyone, except one who utilizes the time by discussing topics of the all-good Personality of Godhead.
Śva-viḍ-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ
(2.3.19)
saṁstutaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ
na
yat-karṇa-pathopeto
jātu nāma gadāgrajaḥ
Men who are like dogs, hogs, camels and asses praise those men who never listen to the transcendental pastimes of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the deliverer from evils.
Sukuadeva Goswamy Prayers:
yat-kīrtanaṁ
yat-smaraṇaṁ yad-īkṣaṇaṁ
(2.4.15)
yad-vandanaṁ
yac-chravaṇaṁ yad-arhaṇam
lokasya sadyo vidhunoti
kalmaṣaṁ|
tasmai
subhadra-śravase namo namaḥ
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the all-auspicious Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, about whom glorification, remembrances, audience, prayers, hearing and worship can at once cleanse the effects of all sins of the performer.
tapasvino
dāna-parā yaśasvino (2.4.17)
manasvino mantra-vidaḥ
sumaṅgalāḥ
kṣemaṁ na vindanti vinā yad-arpaṇaṁ
tasmai
subhadra-śravase namo namaḥ
Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the all-auspicious Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa again and again because the great learned sages, the great performers of charity, the great workers of distinction, the great philosophers and mystics, the great chanters of the Vedic hymns and the great followers of Vedic principles cannot achieve any fruitful result without dedication of such great qualities to the service of the Lord.
Kirāta-hūṇāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā
(2.4.18)
ābhīra-śumbhā yavanāḥ khasādayaḥ
ye ’nye
ca pāpā yad-apāśrayāśrayāḥ
śudhyanti tasmai
prabhaviṣṇave namaḥ
Kirāta, Hūṇa, Āndhra, Pulinda, Pulkaśa, Ābhīra, Śumbha, Yavana, members of the Khasa races and even others addicted to sinful acts can be purified by taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord, due to His being the supreme power. I beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.
śriyaḥ
patir yajña-patiḥ prajā-patir
(2.4.20)
dhiyāṁ
patir loka-patir dharā-patiḥ
patir gatiś
cāndhaka-vṛṣṇi-sātvatāṁ
prasīdatāṁ me bhagavān
satāṁ patiḥ
May Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the worshipable Lord of all devotees, the protector and glory of all the kings like Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi of the Yadu dynasty, the husband of all goddesses of fortune, the director of all sacrifices and therefore the leader of all living entities, the controller of all intelligence, the proprietor of all planets, spiritual and material, and the supreme incarnation on the earth (the supreme all in all), be merciful upon me.
na
bhāratī me ’ṅga mṛṣopalakṣyate (2.6.34)
na vai
kvacin me manaso mṛṣā gatiḥ
na me hṛṣīkāṇi
patanty asat-pathe
yan me hṛdautkaṇṭhyavatā dhṛto hariḥ
O Nārada, because I have caught hold of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, with great zeal, whatever I say has never proved to have been false. Nor is the progress of my mind ever deterred. Nor are my senses ever degraded by temporary attachment to matter.
Not possible to understand Krsna without His mercy
yeṣāṁ
sa eṣa bhagavān dayayed anantaḥ (2.7.42)
sarvātmanāśrita-pado
yadi nirvyalīkam
te dustarām atitaranti ca deva-māyāṁ
naiṣāṁ
mamāham iti dhīḥ śva-śṛgāla-bhakṣye
But anyone who is specifically favored by the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, due to unalloyed surrender unto the service of the Lord, can overcome the insurmountable ocean of illusion and can understand the Lord. But those who are attached to this body, which is meant to be eaten at the end by dogs and jackals, cannot do so.
te
vai vidanty atitaranti ca deva-māyāṁ
(2.7.46)
strī-śūdra-hūṇa-śabarā api pāpa-jīvāḥ
yady
adbhuta-krama-parāyaṇa-śīla-śikṣās
tiryag-janā api kim
u śruta-dhāraṇā ye
Surrendered souls, even from groups
leading sinful lives, such as women, the laborer class, the
mountaineers and the Siberians, or even the birds and beasts, can
also know about the science of Godhead and become liberated from the
clutches of the illusory energy by surrendering unto the pure
devotees of the Lord and by following in their footsteps in
devotional service.
Hari Katha:
śṛṇvataḥ
śraddhayā nityaṁ
(2.8.4)
gṛṇataś
ca sva-ceṣṭitam
kālena
nātidīrgheṇa
bhagavān
viśate hṛdi
Persons who hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam regularly and are always taking the matter very seriously will have the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa manifested in their hearts within a short time.
praviṣṭaḥ
karṇa-randhreṇa
(2.8.5)
svānāṁ
bhāva-saroruham
dhunoti
śamalaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ
salilasya
yathā śarat
The sound incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul [i.e., Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam], enters into the heart of a self-realized devotee, sits on the lotus flower of his loving relationship, and thus cleanses the dust of material association, such as lust, anger and hankering. Thus it acts like autumnal rains upon pools of muddy water.
Catur SLoki
aham
evāsam evāgre
(2.9.33)
nānyad
yat sad-asat param
paścād
ahaṁ yad etac ca
yo
’vaśiṣyeta so ’smy aham
Brahmā, it is I, the Personality of Godhead, who was existing before the creation, when there was nothing but Myself. Nor was there the material nature, the cause of this creation. That which you see now is also I, the Personality of Godhead, and after annihilation what remains will also be I, the Personality of Godhead.
ṛte
’rthaṁ yat pratīyeta
(2.9.34)
na
pratīyeta cātmani
tad
vidyād ātmano māyāṁ
yathābhāso
yathā tamaḥ
O Brahmā, whatever appears to be of any value, if it is without relation to Me, has no reality. Know it as My illusory energy, that reflection which appears to be in darkness.
yathā
mahānti bhūtāni
(2.9.35)
bhūteṣūccāvaceṣv
anu
praviṣṭāny
apraviṣṭāni
tathā
teṣu na teṣv aham
O Brahmā, please know that the universal elements enter into the cosmos and at the same time do not enter into the cosmos; similarly, I Myself also exist within everything created, and at the same time I am outside of everything.
etāvad
eva jijñāsyaṁ
(2.9.36)
tattva-jijñāsunātmanaḥ
anvaya-vyatirekābhyāṁ
yat
syāt sarvatra sarvadā
A person who is searching after the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, must certainly search for it up to this, in all circumstances, in all space and time, and both directly and indirectly.
śrī-śuka
uvāca
(2.10.1)
atra
sargo visargaś ca
sthānaṁ
poṣaṇam ūtayaḥ
manvantareśānukathā
nirodho
muktir āśrayaḥ
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there are ten divisions of statements regarding the following: the creation of the universe, subcreation, planetary systems, protection by the Lord, the creative impetus, the change of Manus, the science of God, returning home, back to Godhead, liberation, and the summum bonum.