BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:18

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:18

 

vistarenatmano yogam

vibhutim ca janardana

bhuyah kathaya trptir hi

srnvato nasti me 'mrtam

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

vistarena--in detail; atmanah--Your; yogam--mystic power;

vibhutim--opulences; ca--also; jana-ardana--O killer of the atheists;

bhuyah--again; kathaya--describe; trptih--satisfaction; hi--certainly;

srnvatah--hearing; na asti--there is not; me--my; amrtam--nectar.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O Janardana, 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 Suta Gosvami by the rsis of

Naimisaranya, headed by Saunaka. That statement is:

 

vayam tu na vitrpyama

uttama-sloka-vikrame

yac chrnvatam rasa-jnanam

svadu svadu 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."

(Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.19) 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 Puranas 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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