Bhagavad Gita -Srila Prabhupada 449

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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The Opulence of the Absolute
Chapter 10: Verse-18

vistarenätmano yogaà vibhütim ca janärdana
bhüyah kathaya trptir hi srnvato nästi me ’mrtam[1]

TRANSLATION

O Janärdana, again please describe in detail the mystic power of Your opulences. I am never satiated in hearing about You, for the more I hear the more I want to taste the nectar of Your words.


PURPORT

A similar statement was made to Süta Gosvämi by the rsis of Naimisäranya, headed by Saunaka. That statement is:

vayam tu na vitrpyäma
uttama-sloka-vikrame
yac chrnvatäm rasa-jnänäm
svädu svädu pade pade

“One can never be satiated even though one continuously hears the transcendental pastimes of Krsna, who is glorified by excellent prayers. Those who have entered into a transcendental relationship with krsna relish at every step the descriptions of the pastimes of the Lord.”[2]Thus Arjuna is interested in hearing about Krsna, and specifically how He remains as the all-pervading Supreme Lord. Now as far as amrtam, nectar, is concerned, any narration or statement concerning krsna is just like nectar. And this nectar can be perceived by practical experience. Modern stories, fiction and histories are different from the transcendental pastimes of the Lord in that one will tire of hearing mundane stories but one never tires of hearing about Krsna. It is for this reason only that the history of the whole universe is replete with references to the pastimes of the incarnations of Godhead. The Puränas are histories of bygone ages that relate the pastimes of the various incarnations of the Lord. In this way the reading matter remains forever fresh, despite repeated readings.



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References

  1. vistarena=in detail; ätmanah=Your; yogam=mystic power; vibhütim=opulences; ca=also; jana-ardana=O killer of the atheists; bhüyajh=again; kathaya=describe; trptih=satisfaction; hi=certainly; srnvatah=hearing; na asti=there is not; me=my; amrtam=nectar.
  2. Srimad-Bhägavatam1.1.19

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