Srila Rupa Gosvami's Sri Padyavali Text 24

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Text 24

 

viSNor nAmaiva pu.msaH shamalam apaharat puNyam

utpAdayac ca

 

brahmAdi-sthAna-bhogAd viratim atha guroH

shrI-pada-dvandva-bhaktim

 

tattva-j~nAna.m ca viSNor iha

mR^iti-jananA-bhrAnti-bIja.m ca daghdhvA

 

sampUrNAnanda-bodhe mahati ca puruSa.m sthApayitvA

nivR^ittam

 

viSNoH-of lord viSNu; nAma-the holy name;

eva-certainly; pumsaH-of a person; samalam-sin;

apaharat-removes; punyam-piety; utpAdayat-establishes;

ca-and; brahma-with lord brahma; Adi-beginning;

sthana-of the posts; bhogat-to the enjoyment;

viratim-indifference; atha-then; guroH-of the

spiritual master; shrI-pada-of the feet; dvandva-for

the pair; bhaktim-devotion; tattva-of the truth;

j~nAnam-knowledge; ca-also; viSNoH-of lord viSNu;

iha-here; mR^iti-of death; janana-and birth;

bhranti-the wandering; bijam-te seed; ca-also;

dagdhva-burning; sampurna-perfect and complete;

Ananda-of transcendental bliss; bodhe-in awareness;

mahati-great; ca-also; purusam-a person;

sthapayitva-placing; nivR^ittam-saintly.

 

“Lord viSNu.as holy name removes sin, establishes

piety, makes one disinterested in the attempt to gain

an exalted post like that of lord brahmA, grants

devotion for the lotus feet of the spiritual master,

brings transcendental knowledge of lord viSNu, burns

the seed of repeated birth and death, and places the

saintly devotee in complete awareness of perfect

transcendental bliss.” - shrI vyAsa

 

PHONETIC TRANSLATION:

 

"Lord Visnu's holy name removes sin, establishes

piety, makes one disinterested in the attempt to gain

an exalted post like that of Lord Brahma, grants

devotion for the lotus feet of the spiritual master,

brings transcendental knowledge of Lord Visnu, burns

the seed of repeated birth and death, and places the

saintly devotee in complete awareness of perfect

transcendental bliss." - Sri Vyasa

 

 

 

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