Thursday 2015 Oct 15 th Hanumatpresaka Swami ISKCON FounderAcharya Srila A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Srimad Bhagavatam 3637 3637 ekāntalābham vacaso nu pumsām ID: 549076
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ISKCON HawaiiThursday, 2015 Oct 15th Hanumat-presaka Swami
ISKCON Founder-AcharyaSrila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Srimad Bhagavatam
3.6.37Slide2
3.6.37ekānta-lābhaḿ vacaso nu puḿsāḿsuśloka-mauler guṇa-vādam āhuḥśruteś ca vidvadbhir upākṛtāyāḿ
kathā-sudhāyām upasamprayogam2Slide3
śruteḥ — of the ear; ca — also;
vidvadbhiḥ — by the learned; upākṛtāyām — being so edited; kathā-
sudhāyām — in the nectar of such a transcendental message; upasamprayogam — serves the real purpose, being nearer to.
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eka
-
anta
— the one which has
no
comparison;
lābham — gain; vacasaḥ — by discussions; nu puḿsām — after the Supreme Person; suśloka — pious; mauleḥ — activities; guṇa-vādam — glori-fication; āhuḥ — it is so saidSlide4
4The highest perfectional gain of humanity is to engage in discussions of the activities and glories of the Pious Actor. Such activities are so nicely arranged in writing by the greatly learned sages that the actual purpose of the ear is served just by being near them.Slide5
5The impersonalists are very much afraid of hearing the activities of the Lord because they think that the happiness derived from the transcendental situation of Brahman is the ultimate goal of life; they think that anyone's activity, even that of the Personality of Godhead, is mundane.
But the idea of happiness indicated in this verse is different because it relates to the activities of the Supreme Personality, who has transcendental qualities.
ittham-bhūta
guṇo hariḥSlide6
61.7.10sūta uvācaātmārāmāś ca munayo
nirgranthā apy urukramekurvanty ahaitukīḿ bhaktimittham-bhūta-guṇo hariḥ
All different varieties of ātmārāmas,
especially those established on the path of self-realization, though freed from all kinds of material bondage, desire to render unalloyed devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead. This means that the Lord possesses transcendental qualities and therefore can attract everyone, including liberated souls.Slide7
7The word guṇa-vādam is significant because the qualities of the Lord and His activities and pastimes are the subject matter for the discussions of devotees.The word
guṇa-vādam is significant because the qualities of the Lord and His activities and pastimes are the subject matter for the discussions of devotees.Śrīla Jīva
Gosvāmī, therefore, concludes that topics regarding the transcendental activities of the Lord are far beyond the transcendental realization of kaivalya happiness. These transcendental activities of the Lord are so arranged in writing by the great sages that simply by hearing of those narrations one becomes perfectly self-realized, and the proper use of the ear and the tongue is also achieved.Slide8
8Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is one of such great literatures, and the highest perfectional state of life is attained simply by hearing and reciting its contents.Slide9
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