| Serial No. |
SHRI GRANTH |
CHAPTER /
VERSE NO. |
TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH |
| 193 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 12 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD is the supreme benefactor situated in the conscience of all creatures.
GOD resides in our conscience and is our supreme benefactor who always guides us. Whenever we try to do something wrong, the voice of our conscience stops us from doing so. The voice of our conscience motivates us to do good things.
As long as we have devotion for GOD we can clearly hear the voice of our conscience. The person who hears the voice of his conscience always acts in his interest and is free from all harm. Therefore, we should always listen and follow the voice of our conscience.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- GOD resides in our conscience and guides us from there.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 194 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 13 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - The importance of offering our deeds to GOD is shown here.
Those deeds which are offered to GOD, become inexhaustible. It never decays, i.e. it does not perish.
In Scriptures, a law has been made to offer the deeds to GOD. We should offer each and every deed to GOD. If we will offer our deeds to GOD, then their results will not bind us and it will become inexhaustible.
The best thing said in the scriptures is that we should do every deed only for GOD. The second best thing that has been said is that all the worldly deeds which we have to do, should also be offered to GOD. One who adopts these two rules in their life is never harmed.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- We should offer and surrender all our deeds to GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 195 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 15 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - The verse stating the benefit of remembering GOD at the last moment of life.
At the time of death the one who takes the name of GOD by remembering GOD’s incarnations, qualities and deeds, he immediately becomes free from the sins of several births and attains Brahmpad (a Godly state) which is devoid of the cover of Maya (illusion).
But at the last moment, it is only possible to do so when we practice it throughout our life. If we think that after living a life under the control of Maya and in the last moments we will easily remember GOD’s incarnations, qualities and deeds and will pronounce GOD's name then it is not possible. In the Kaliyug (present era) there are many instances in which at the time of death the whole family makes efforts and forces the soul on the deathbed to take the name of Shree Ram (GOD) but such a pronunciation does not come out from his throat.
So if we want to make it possible we should practice it throughout our life, then only it will be possible.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- GOD’s name uttered at the last moment of life frees us from sin and leads us to salvation.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 196 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 17 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - A beautiful interpretation of Swadharm (self-duty) is found here.
GOD’s worship is the most auspicious self-duty of all the creatures living in all the worlds, its confirmation is found here. On earth, for the four castes, four self-duties are specified but the first and foremost auspicious self-duty for all is the worship of GOD.
But unfortunately the creature remains indifferent to this auspicious self-duty and always engages himself in contrary deeds.
Therefore, we should clearly identify our first and foremost auspicious self-duty and should try to fulfill it. GOD’s worship provides us new heights in our life and makes our human life successful. This is also the key to success in human life.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Worship of GOD is the foremost self-duty of all creatures in the universe.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 197 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 31 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD said the above words to GOD Shree Brahmaji.
By being devotional we see GOD pervaded inside us and in the entire world. GOD said the same thing to GOD Shree Brahmaji. Saints have experienced this fact in every era.
Secondly, by being devotional we can see the entire world and ourselves in GOD. GOD showed this fact to Bhagwati Yashoda Mata while making her visualize the entire universe in His mouth. Bhagwati Yashoda Mata saw all the worlds, Shri Brajmandal and even herself in the mouth of GOD.
The principle is clear that GOD resides in all the worlds and all the worlds reside in GOD.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- GOD resides everywhere and everything resides in GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 198 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 38 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD said the above words to GOD Shree Brahmaji.
The prayer which we do of GOD with grandeur and austerity and other means which we do sincerely are all possible because of the mercy of GOD.
The principle is that the creature cannot achieve GOD by his own strength. When GOD blesses the creature then only he is able to reach GOD.
We cannot undertake devotion, praise, austerity and other means without the mercy of GOD. Therefore, if we are doing something like this in our life, then surely it should be considered as infinite grace of GOD on us. We should continuously seek and try to retain such mercy in our life.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- We cannot undertake devotion, worship and prayer of GOD without the mercy of GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 199 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 41 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD said the above words to GOD Shree Brahmaji.
What is the welfare fruit obtained by all means, this fact is elaborated here. We perform means like tenacity, sacrifice, charity etc. What is the welfare fruit of all these ? GOD says to GOD Shree Brahmaji that the welfare fruit of all these is the delight of GOD.
In other words, all these deeds are performed to please GOD. The aim of all the deeds is the same i.e. to please GOD.
The summary is that all the deeds are performed for GOD and for the delight of GOD.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- All deeds must be performed for the delight of GOD and to please GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 200 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 9
VS 42 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD said the above words to GOD Shree Brahmaji.
GOD says that GOD is the soul of the souls and dearest of the dear. As much as our wife, son and body are dear to us, GOD should be more dearer than them.
GOD is the dear most to the devotees. Shri Gopijan showed such love towards GOD. Shri Gopijan loved GOD more than their family and body.
GOD says that GOD is the dearest of the dears, so we should love GOD most. The one who has adopted this principle in life that GOD is dearest to him and most of his love is for GOD, at the very moment his welfare is assured.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- GOD must be the dearest to us and we must love GOD the most.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 201 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 10
VS 18 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD takes away all the sorrows of those who contemplate GOD. It is an eternal principle.
There are many examples of devotees who have never worried in their life but only contemplated GOD. GOD took away all their sorrows and distress.
Contemplating GOD is our job and thinking about our welfare is GOD’s job. Removing all the sorrows of the contemplator is the work of GOD.
What an easy way it is, that just by contemplating GOD, all our worries and sorrows are removed. But see our misfortune that we do not walk on such an easy path and keep burning in the flame of sorrow and distress throughout our life.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- GOD removes all the sorrow and distress from the life of the soul who contemplates Him.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 202 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 10
VS 25 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - Man is a born worker who does work and which ends up in sorrow but he seeks happiness in it.
In man basically, Rajogun is predominant, that is why he is an active being. But while doing our work we run behind the subjects of sorrows because we find enjoyment in them. But these subjects give us only sorrow in the end.
We can get momentary happiness in this world but true ecstasy, which is the pinnacle of happiness, can only be achieved when we reach the doorstep of GOD. The path to attain this elated ecstasy is through devotion only.
But it is the misfortune of the creature that he seeks happiness in the worldly subjects and thus fails to attain true happiness.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- We can get temporary happiness through worldly pursuits but the pinnacle of happiness, which is divine ecstasy, can only be achieved through devotion.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 203 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 13
VS 13 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - Those on whom GOD is not pleased, all their labor goes in vain.
It is known from this fact that all labor must be done to please GOD. But man does labor for his own happiness and for the fulfillment of his desires.
A true saint is one whose all labor is for the pleasure of GOD. He does all his work for GOD, behind all his work the motto of GOD’s happiness is hidden.
If we put GOD ahead in our life and start doing each and every work for GOD and His happiness then our welfare becomes certain. On the contrary, for those who do not work for GOD, and whose deeds do not please GOD, all their labor goes in vain.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- The motto of all our deeds must be to please GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 204 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 13
VS 45 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - Those who want to overcome GOD's deeds, their intellect has been destroyed because it should be understood that no one can overcome GOD's deeds. GOD’s deeds are eternal, there is no beginning and no end of them.
Secondly, it is said that the whole world is fascinated by the divine qualities of GOD. GOD’s qualities are also immense as GOD’s deeds, no one can overcome them. The world is fascinated by the divine qualities of GOD because they are very virtuous and divine.
We are fascinated by the world created by illusion but the devotee is fascinated by the divine qualities of GOD. The devotee is fascinated by the qualities of GOD and GOD becomes dear to him. With whomever it happens, he is blessed.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- GOD’s deeds and qualities are eternal and divine and devotees are fascinated by them.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 205 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 13
VS 48 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD’s Holy pastimes characters are very pure and the intellect that contemplates them is best. Those who contemplate the Holy pastimes of GOD, their sins and evils are destroyed.
The creature is suppressed by the weight of sins and keeps burning with the flame of worldly heat. The easiest way to get rid from them is to contemplate the Holy pastimes nectar of GOD. Those who do this by devotion, GOD is quickly pleased and destroys their sins and frees them from the wrath of worldly heat.
Devotees have contemplated, read and chanted the Holy pastime character of GOD. Those who listen and tell the narration of the Holy pastime character of GOD, they both become free from sins and worldly heat. So creatures should regularly listen or read the narration of the Holy pastime character of GOD.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Those who contemplate the Holy pastimes of GOD, their sins, evils and worldly heat are destroyed.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 206 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 13
VS 49 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - When GOD is pleased, all our wishes are fulfilled. No one except GOD has the power of fulfilling our desires. Nothing is rare when GOD is pleased, all the things and materials of the world become accessible.
What is the matter of trivial wishes of the world, GOD after being pleased even gives His supreme position to devotees. GOD is so liberal and devotee-centric that those who worship GOD by exclusive emotions, all-knowing GOD gives them His supreme position. The words of a hymn points towards this as "Whoever worships GOD will always find the supreme position”.
The only aim of devotees must be to please GOD and to worship GOD by exclusive emotions because the welfare of the creature lies in it.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- We must make sincere efforts to please GOD because our own supreme welfare is hidden in it.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 207 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 13
VS 50 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - A few things are worth noting in this verse.
There is sarcasm made in this verse that if we leave the talk of animals, then who will be the one who knows about the essence of manhood and yet does not want to listen to the pastimes of GOD. The second thing that is said is that the narration of GOD is the medicine that liberates a man free from the birth cycle. GOD’s narration has been termed as "Amritmayi" (full of nectar) just as nectar liberates the creature from rebirth and makes him immortal, similarly, GOD’s narration also liberates the creature from the cycle of rebirth and makes him immortal.
So we should regularly listen to the nectarous pastimes of GOD through our ears. We should make a rule to listen to the narration of GOD in our life because this is the true manhood to get rid from the cycle of rebirth.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Listening to GOD’s Holy pastimes frees us from the cycle of birth and rebirth.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 208 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 14
VS 05 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - See the effect of GOD’s narration and GOD’s devotion that when the plane came to take the great devotee Shri Dhruvji to GOD’s dwelling, death appeared before him with joined hands. No one had ever left this world without the touch of death. Death told the same thing to Shri Dhruvji that no one had gone from this world without my touch till now. Today GOD Himself has directly given His supreme position to you, so Death requested Shri Dhruvji as a great devotee that you i.e. Shri Dhruvji should put your foot in my i.e., Death's head. Death said that I will thus become pure by foot’s dust of a devotee. In this way Shri Dhruvji touched Death by putting his foot on the head of Death and Death also became holy by the touch of Shri Dhruvji’s foot.
The glory of GOD’s narration and GOD’s devotion is limitless, which makes even death bow before the devotee.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Even death has great respect for GOD’s devotees.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 209 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 14
VS 26 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - This verse tells about who is a prudent creature.
All are covered by ignorance. Ignorance affects everyone. But prudent persons are those who are willing to remove this cover of ignorance. In this verse, the means of removing ignorance is also stated and that source is to sing the glory of the pure Holy character of GOD. By singing the glory of the pure Holy character of GOD, the cover of ignorance is removed because we become aware of the truth. GOD is the only truth, rest all is false. But we assume all other things to be true and this is ignorance.
Devotees have sung the glory of the pure Holy character of GOD and by doing so, they have removed ignorance and have achieved that supreme truth. Therefore, a prudent creature should sing the glory of the pure Holy character of GOD to remove the cover of ignorance.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- We must sing the glory of GOD to remove the veil of ignorance around us.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 210 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 14
VS 34 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - An attribute of GOD is shown here.
GOD is benevolent for virtuous and is also devoid of any sense of punishing them. We all make mistakes or offenses, but for those who are virtuous, GOD sees their guileless feelings and forgives their offenses. In GOD’s heart, the feeling of punishing them does not come. GOD ignores the mistakes and offenses of noble peoples because noble people never commit mistakes knowingly and if they commit mistakes they really repent for them.
But on the other hand, GOD is an embodiment of anger and punishment for the wicked. GOD gets angry at wicked people and also punishes them in a proper way. GOD has no relief for wicked people.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- GOD forgives the mistakes of noble people but punishes the wicked.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 211 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 15
VS 14 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - In this verse dwelling of GOD, Shri Vaikunthji is described and also the way to reach there is stated here.
In Shri Vaikunthji, all creatures live in GOD form. It means that when the conscious element meets supreme consciousness it takes GOD form.
Only those people are able to reach Shri Vaikunthji who have renounced all the desires and had made GOD’s refuge their sole aim. Those who worship GOD without any desire to get refuge, they go to GOD’s dwelling.
A Creature should become desire-free and should take the shelter of GOD. All his efforts should be towards these because seeking GOD’s shelter takes him to the doorstep of GOD’s dwelling.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- We should seek GOD’s shelter in our life to reach GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 212 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 15
VS 17 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - In this verse, a forest of Shri Vaikunthji is described where Gandharv sings the Holy pastimes of GOD.
It is worth noting that in this verse, the fruit of singing Holy pastimes of GOD is mentioned. Singing the Holy pastime of GOD burns the entire sinfulness of the creature. Just as a small spark of fire can cinder a big mountain of cotton, similarly, if there is a mountain of sins it can also be cindered by singing GOD’s Holy pastime. The capability of singing Holy pastimes of GOD is so much that it even cinders entire sins and hence no sins are left.
So a creature should always adopt such means so as to sing the Holy pastimes of GOD as a daily routine. This is the easiest and perfect way to eradicate the sins.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Singing the Holy pastimes of GOD eradicate our sins.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 213 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 15
VS 23 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - In this verse, it is stated that those who listen to other maledict narrations apart from listening to the sin-destroying pastime narrations of GOD, they are unfortunate.
When these unfortunate people listen to meaningless things apart from GOD's pastime narration then their virtues are destroyed. Not only these, by doing so they have to suffer hell.
Listening to GOD's pastime narration takes us to Shri Vaikunth Dham (GOD's dwelling) while listening to meaningless things takes us to hell. So the creature should avoid meaningless things and should listen to GOD's pastime narrations in life, by whose majesty he can reach nearer to GOD.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Listening to the Holy pastimes of GOD blesses us and leads us closer to GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 214 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 15
VS 24 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - The glory of human body is so much that even Deities have the expectation of taking human body because only by the human body, it is possible to attain the knowledge element and religion.
But those who do not worship GOD even after attaining the human body are deceived by the illusion of GOD which is spread across the world. After attaining the human body our supreme goal must be to undertake devotion of GOD. Only a few fortunate creatures are able to do this, others, being fascinated by illusion, remain entangled in the trap of illusion during their lifetime.
The human body, which is so auspicious that even Deities are eager to attain it, should not be wasted and should be used in devotion of GOD. Only by doing this our human life becomes successful.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Human life must be used for worship and for undertaking the devotion of GOD.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 215 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 15
VS 39 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD is the shelter of all the virtues meaning all the virtues reside in GOD. All the virtues live like a shadow with GOD. When we go anywhere we do not have to tell our shadow to come with us, it is attached to us by its nature, similarly, all the virtues are attached with GOD.
The second thing which is said in the verse is GOD showers His mercy on all peoples. GOD’s facial expression and His merciful eyes shower mercy on creatures. GOD views everyone with His blessing eyes. It is the nature of GOD to shower mercy on everyone. Therefore, GOD is also known as "Kripa Sindhu" meaning ocean of mercy. It depends on the capacity of the creature as to how much blessings he can absorb from the shower of mercy made by GOD. The bigger the container, the more rainwater we can store in it, similarly, it depends on our capacity as to how much GOD’s mercy we can absorb.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- All the goodness and virtues reside in GOD.
- GOD is the ocean of mercy.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
| 216 |
SHRIMAD BHAGAVATAM
(Third Skandh) |
CH 15
VS 48 |
TRANSLATION OF WRITE-UP IN ENGLISH - GOD’s glory is worthy of chanting and is capable of making us free from worldly grief. GOD’s glory should be continuously chanted, that is why saints have written verses, hymns narrating GOD’s glory so that we can chant them regularly. It is the ultimate means to be free from worldly grief.
Secondly, those who reside in the Divine Lotus Feet of GOD are known as "Mahabhag" meaning greatly fortunate. True fortunate are those who remain in the shelter of GOD.
The third thing which is said here is that the fortune of listeners of GOD’s pastimes is so much that even salvation seems to be nothing in comparison. Saints have denied salvation in comparison to listening to the pastimes of GOD's glory. The juice of listening to GOD's pastimes is so much that even salvation is secondary to it.
GIST FOR ALL RELIGIONS
- Chanting GOD’s glory absolves us from worldly grief.
- Taking shelter of GOD is the best recourse.
- The glory of GOD’s pastimes is paramount.
ENGLISH TRANSLITERATION by: SHEELNIDHI GUPTA |
सर्वसामर्थ्यवान एवं सर्वशक्तिमान प्रभु के करीब ले जाने वाले आलेख (हिन्दी एवं अंग्रेजी में) 
श्रीग्रंथ के श्लोकों पर छोटे आलेख
(हिन्दी एवं अंग्रेजी में) 
प्रभु के बारे में उत्कथन (हिन्दी एवं अंग्रेजी में) 
हमारे उद्देश्य एवं संकल्प - साथ ही प्रायः पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्नों के उत्तर भी 
वर्तमान समय में प्रभु कृपा के दर्शन कराते, असल जीवन के प्रसंग
प्रभु के लिए प्रार्थना, कविता