Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.12.3

atra sańkīrtitaḥ sākṣāt

sarva-pāpa-haro hariḥ

nārāyaṇo hṛṣīkeśo

bhagavān sātvatām patiḥ

SYNONYMS

atra — here, in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; sańkīrtitaḥ — is fully glorified; sākṣāt — directly; sarva-pāpa — of all sins; haraḥ — the remover; hariḥ — the Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari; nārāyaṇaḥNārāyaṇa; hṛṣīkeśaḥHṛṣīkeśa, the Lord of the senses; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality; sātvatām — of the Yadus; patiḥ — the master.

TRANSLATION

This literature fully glorifies the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari, who removes all His devotees' sinful reactions. The Lord is glorified as Nārāyaṇa, Hṛṣīkeśa and the Lord of the Sātvatas.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa's many holy names indicate His extraordinary transcendental qualities. The name Hari indicates that the Lord removes all sins from the heart of His devotee. Nārāyaṇa indicates that the Lord sustains the existence of all other beings. Hṛṣīkeśa indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate controller of the senses of all living beings. The word bhagavān indicates that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the all-attractive Supreme Being. And the words sātvatāḿ patiḥ indicate that the Lord is naturally the master of saintly and religious people, especially the members of the exalted Yadu family.

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