Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 73 Verse 15

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.73.15

taḿ naḥ samādiśopāyaḿ

yena te caraṇābjayoḥ

smṛtir yathā na viramed

api saḿsaratām iha

SYNONYMS

tam — that; naḥ — to us; samādiśa — please instruct; upāyam — the means; yena — by which; te — Your; caraṇa — of the feet; abjayoḥ — lotuslike; smṛtiḥ — remembrance; yathā — as; na viramet — may not cease; api — even; saḿsaratām — for those traveling through the cycle of birth and death; iha — in this world.

TRANSLATION

Please tell us how we may constantly remember Your lotus feet, though we continue in the cycle of birth and death in this world.

PURPORT

One can constantly remember the Lord only by His mercy. Such remembrance is the easy method to obtain supreme liberation, as explained in Bhagavad-gītā (8.14):

ananya-cetāḥ satataḿ

yo māḿ smarati nityaśaḥ

tasyāhaḿ sulabhaḥ pārtha

nitya-yuktasya yoginaḥ

"For one who always remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Pṛthā, because of his constant engagement in devotional service."

The words api saḿsaratām iha indicate that the kings were approaching Lord Kṛṣṇa not merely for liberation but rather for the boon of always being able to remember His lotus feet. Such constant remembrance is a symptom of love, and love of Godhead is the actual goal of life.

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