Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana Book 12 Chapter 3:46-52

Book 12: Chapter 3

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Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana: Book 12: Chapter 3: Verses 46-52

Heard of or glorified (by chanting His name or singing His praises), meditated upon and worshipped or even honoured, the Lord stays in men's heart and drives away (all) their sins committed in thousands of lives. Dwelling in the mind of Yogis (strivers) Lord Visnu wipes out the seeds of their evil Karma in the same way as fire applied to gold burns all its impurities caused by (its admixture with other) metals. The mind (of a man) does not attain absolute purity through worship of gods, asceticism, control of breath, friendliness (towards all), a bath in sacred waters, observance of sacred vows,charitable gifts and muttering of prayers as it does when the infinite Lord is enthroned in the heart. Therefore, with all your being 0 king, instal Lord Sri Krsna (the Ruler even of Brahma and Siva) in your heart, thinking of Him with a concentrated mind while dying; You will thereby attain the supreme goal. The Lord, who is the Supreme Ruler (of the universe), the Soul and Shelter of all, deserves to be meditated upon at all times; (for) those who are about to die meditate upon Him (as a result of practice incessantly carried on while living) He leads them to the state of oneness with Him, 0 dear Pariksit ! Indeed there is one great virtue possessed by the Kali age, the storehouse of (all) evils, 0 Pariksit ! By merely chanting the names and glories of Sri Krsna one is freed from (all) attachments and reaches the Supreme. What is attained in the Satyayuga by one contemplating on Lord Visnu, in Treta by one who propitiates Him through sacrifices, and in Dwapara through worship (of the Lord), is attained in the Kali age (merely) by chanting the name and singing the praises of Sri Hari.

Thus ends the third discourse in Book Twelve of the great and

glorious Bhagavata-Purana, otherwise known as the Paramahamsa-Samhita.

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