Srimad Bhagavatam

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राजोवाच प्रियव्रतो भागवत आत्मारामः कथं मुने । गृहेऽरमत यन्मूलः कर्मबन्धः पराभवः ।। ५-१-१ ।।

sanskrit

King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O great sage, why did King Priyavrata, who was a great, self-realized devotee of the Lord, remain in household life, which is the root cause of the bondage of karma [fruitive activities] and which defeats the mission of human life? ।। 5-1-1 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

rAjovAca priyavrato bhAgavata AtmArAmaH kathaM mune | gRhe'ramata yanmUlaH karmabandhaH parAbhavaH || 5-1-1 ||

hk transliteration

न नूनं मुक्तसङ्गानां तादृशानां द्विजर्षभ । गृहेष्वभिनिवेशोऽयं पुंसां भवितुमर्हति ।। ५-१-२ ।।

sanskrit

Devotees are certainly liberated persons. Therefore, O greatest of the brāhmaṇas, they cannot possibly be absorbed in family affairs. ।। 5-1-2 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

na nUnaM muktasaGgAnAM tAdRzAnAM dvijarSabha | gRheSvabhinivezo'yaM puMsAM bhavitumarhati || 5-1-2 ||

hk transliteration

महतां खलु विप्रर्षे उत्तमश्लोकपादयोः । छायानिर्वृतचित्तानां न कुटुम्बे स्पृहा मतिः ।‌। ५-१-३ ।।

sanskrit

Elevated mahātmās who have taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are fully satiated by the shade of those lotus feet. Their consciousness cannot possibly become attached to family members. ।। 5-1-3 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

mahatAM khalu viprarSe uttamazlokapAdayoH | chAyAnirvRtacittAnAM na kuTumbe spRhA matiH |‌| 5-1-3 ||

hk transliteration

संशयोऽयं महान् ब्रह्मन् दारागारसुतादिषु । सक्तस्य यत्सिद्धिरभूत्कृष्णे च मतिरच्युता ।। ५-१-४ ।।

sanskrit

The King continued: O great brāhmaṇa, this is my great doubt. How was it possible for a person like King Priyavrata, who was so attached to wife, children and home, to achieve the topmost infallible perfection in Kṛṣṇa consciousness? ।। 5-1-4 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

saMzayo'yaM mahAn brahman dArAgArasutAdiSu | saktasya yatsiddhirabhUtkRSNe ca matiracyutA || 5-1-4 ||

hk transliteration

श्रीशुक उवाच बाढमुक्तं भगवत उत्तमश्लोकस्य श्रीमच्चरणारविन्दमकरन्दरस आवेशितचेतसो भागवत परमहंसदयितकथां किञ्चिदन्तरायविहतां स्वां शिवतमां पदवीं न प्रायेण हिन्वन्ति ।। ५-१-५ ।।

sanskrit

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: What you have said is correct. The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is praised in eloquent, transcendental verses by such exalted personalities as Brahmā, are very pleasing to great devotees and liberated persons. One who is attached to the nectarean honey of the Lord’s lotus feet, and whose mind is always absorbed in His glories, may sometimes be checked by some impediment, but he still never gives up the exalted position he has acquired. ।। 5-1-5 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

zrIzuka uvAca bADhamuktaM bhagavata uttamazlokasya zrImaccaraNAravindamakarandarasa Avezitacetaso bhAgavata paramahaMsadayitakathAM kiJcidantarAyavihatAM svAM zivatamAM padavIM na prAyeNa hinvanti || 5-1-5 ||

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