Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 1 Verse 3

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 1: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.1.3

avatīrya yador vaḿśe

bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ

kṛtavān yāni viśvātmā

tāni no vada vistarāt

SYNONYMS

avatīrya — after descending; yadoḥ vaḿśe — in the dynasty of Yadu; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhūta-bhāvanaḥ — who is the cause of the cosmic manifestation; kṛtavān — executed; yāni — whatever (activities); viśva-ātmā — the Supersoul of the entire universe; tāni — all of those (activities); naḥ — unto us; vada — kindly say; vistarāt — elaborately.

TRANSLATION

The Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the cause of the cosmic manifestation, appeared in the dynasty of Yadu. Please tell me elaborately about His glorious activities and character, from the beginning to the end of His life.

PURPORT

In this verse the words kṛtavān yāni indicate that all the different activities Kṛṣṇa performed while present on earth are beneficial to human society. If religionists, philosophers and people in general simply hear the activities of Kṛṣṇa, they will be liberated. We have described several times that there are two kinds of kṛṣṇa-kathā, represented by Bhagavad-gītā, spoken personally by Kṛṣṇa about Himself, and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī about the glories of Kṛṣṇa. Anyone who becomes even slightly interested in kṛṣṇa-kathā is liberated. Kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-sańgaḥ paraḿ vrajet (Bhāg. 12.3.51). Simply by chanting or repeating kṛṣṇa-kathā, one is liberated from the contamination of Kali-yuga. Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore advised, yāre dekha, tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa (Cc. Madhya 7.128). This is the mission of Kṛṣṇa consciousness: to hear about Kṛṣṇa and thus be liberated from material bondage.

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