Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 24 Verse 31

Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 24: Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.24.31

idaḿ viviktaḿ japtavyaḿ

pavitraḿ mańgalaḿ param

niḥśreyasa-karaḿ cāpi

śrūyatāḿ tad vadāmi vaḥ

SYNONYMS

idam — this; viviktam — very, particular; japtavyam — always to be chanted; pavitram — very pure; mańgalam — auspicious; param — transcendental; niḥśreyasa-karam — very beneficial; ca — also; api — certainly; śrūyatām — please hear; tat — that; vadāmi — I am speaking; vaḥ — unto you.

TRANSLATION

Now I shall chant one mantra which is not only transcendental, pure and auspicious, but is the best prayer for anyone who is aspiring to attain the ultimate goal of life. When I chant this mantra, please hear it carefully and attentively.

PURPORT

The word viviktam is very significant. No one should think of the prayers recited by Lord Śiva as being sectarian; rather, they are very confidential, so much so that anyone desiring the ultimate prosperity or auspicious goal of life must take the instructions of Lord Śiva and pray to and glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead as Lord Śiva himself did.

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