Bhagavata Condensed in the Poetʼs Own Words /26

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RY OF CULTURE
 
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GENESIS OF THE BHAGAVATA
 
Rejoicing at this excellent inquiry, the

Suta began to speak:
 
JAMA
 
GOVERNMENT OF
 
कृति मंत्रालय
 

"Sages ! well have I been asked by you

that which is for the well-being of the

world; for, of Krishna has this great

enquiry been made, an enquiry by which

the soul gets completely composed.
 

 
'स वै पुंसां परो धर्मोंमो यतो भक्तिरधोक्षजे ।

तस्मादेकेन मनसा भगवान् सात्त्वतां पतिः ।

श्रोतव्यः कीर्तितव्यश्च ध्येयः पूज्यश्च नित्यदा ॥
 

"Indeed, that is the greatest Dharma

for men, by which there shall be devotion

for Hari. Therefore, single-minded, one

must listen to (the story of) Lord Hari,

sing of Him, contemplate and worship

Him always.
 
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' वासुदेवपरा वेदाः वासुदेवपराः क्रियाः ॥

वासुदेवपरो धर्मो वासुदेवपरा गतिः ।
 

"It is Hari who is the import of the

Vedas; it is Hari for whom all rituals are

intended; it is Hari who is the object

of all Dharmas; it is Hari who is the

ultimate goal.