Chapter 2 - Divinity and Divine Service
अध्यायः 2
Skandha 1, Chapter 2 of Srimad Bhagavatam: Divinity and Divine Service
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+ Add ShlokaThe Supreme Goal — Devotion to Vasudeva
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 1 · Verse 6
स वै पुंसां परो धर्मो यतो भक्तिरधोक्षजे। अहैतुक्यप्रतिहता यया आत्मा संप्रसीदति॥
sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ahaitukhy apratihata yayātmā suprasīdati
The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.
Hearing of the Lord Removes All Miseries
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 1 · Verse 8
धर्मः स्वनुष्ठितः पुंसां विष्वक्सेनकथासु यः। नोत्पादयेद्यदि रतिं श्रम एव हि केवलम्॥
dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ notpādayed yadi ratiṁ śrama eva hi kevalam
The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.
Learned Men Study the Self Supreme
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 1 · Verse 11
वदन्ति तत्तत्त्ववादस्तत्त्वं यज्ज्ञानमद्वयम्। ब्रह्मेति परमात्मेति भगवानिति शब्द्यते॥
vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam brahme ti paramātmeti bhagavān iti śabdyate
Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.1
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 1
व्यास उवाच इति सम्प्रश्नसंहृष्टो विप्राणां रौमहर्षणिः प्रतिपूज्य वचस्तेषां प्रवक्तुमुपचक्रमे
Vyasa said: Thus, pleased with the inquiry, the sage Romaharshana, having honored their words, began to speak.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.2
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 2
सूत उवाच यं प्रव्रजन्तमनुपेतमपेतकृत्यं द्वैपायनो विरहकातर आजुहाव पुत्रेति तन्मयतया तरवोऽभिनेदु- स्तं सर्वभूतहृदयं मुनिमानतोऽस्मि
Soot said: He who, having left home, was devoid of all duties, and was overwhelmed by separation, was called 'son' by the trees; I bow to that sage who is the heart of all beings.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.3
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 3
यः स्वानुभावमखिलश्रुतिसारमेक- मध्यात्मदीपमतितितीर्षतां तमोऽन्धम संसारिणां करुणयाऽऽह पुराणगुह्यं तं व्याससूनुमुपयामि गुरुं मुनीनाम
He who, through his own experience, embodies the essence of all scriptures, and who dispels the darkness of ignorance for the worldly beings, I approach that sage, the son of Vyasa, the guru of the sages.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.4
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 4
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत
Having bowed down to Narayana, the supreme man among men, and to the goddess Saraswati and Vyasa, one should proclaim victory.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.5
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 5
मुनयः साधु पृष्टोऽहं भवद्भिर्लोकमङ्गलम यत्कृतः कृष्णसम्प्रश्नो येनात्मा सुप्रसीदति
The sages asked, 'I am indeed asked by you for the welfare of the world, which is achieved through inquiries about Krishna, by which the soul becomes greatly pleased.'
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.7
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 7
वासुदेवे भगवति भक्तियोगः प्रयोजितः जनयत्याशु वैराग्यं ज्ञानं च यदहैतुकम
Devotion to the Lord Vasudeva quickly generates dispassion and knowledge that is uncaused.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.9
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 9
धर्मस्य ह्यापवर्ग्यस्य नार्थोऽर्थायोपकल्पते नार्थस्य धर्मैकान्तस्य कामो लाभाय हि स्मृतः
The purpose of dharma is not for the sake of material gain; the purpose of material gain is not for the sake of dharma, but desire is indeed considered for the sake of profit.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.10
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 10
कामस्य नेन्द्रियप्रीतिर्लाभो जीवेत यावता जीवस्य तत्त्वजिज्ञासा नार्थो यश्चेह कर्मभिः
The pleasure of the senses in desire is not the goal of life; the inquiry into the truth of existence is the goal, which is not achieved through actions here.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.12
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 12
तच्छ्रद्दधाना मुनयो ज्ञानवैराग्ययुक्तया पश्यन्त्यात्मनि चात्मानं भक्त्या श्रुतगृहीतया
Those sages who are endowed with faith and are detached, see the self within the self through devotion that is received from the scriptures.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.13
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 13
अतः पुम्भिर्द्विजश्रेष्ठा वर्णाश्रमविभागशः स्वनुष्ठितस्य धर्मस्य संसिद्धिर्हरितोषणम
Therefore, O best of the twice-born, the perfection of one's duty, according to the division of varna and ashrama, is pleasing to the Supreme Lord.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.14
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 14
तस्मादेकेन मनसा भगवान सात्वतां पतिः श्रोतव्यः कीर्तितव्यश्च ध्येयः पूज्यश्च नित्यदा
Therefore, with a single-minded focus, the Lord of the devotees should always be heard, chanted, meditated upon, and worshipped.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.15
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 15
यदनुध्यासिना युक्ताः कर्मग्रन्थिनिबन्धनम छिन्दन्ति कोविदास्तस्य को न कुर्यात्कथारतिम
Those who are engaged in meditation and are skilled in cutting the bonds of action, who would not relish the stories of the Lord?
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.16
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 16
शुश्रूषोः श्रद्दधानस्य वासुदेवकथारुचिः स्यान्महत्सेवया विप्राः पुण्यतीर्थनिषेवणात
For one who is devoted to hearing the glories of Lord Vasudeva, through great service, the wise become purified by visiting holy places.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.17
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 17
शृण्वतां स्वकथां कृष्णः पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तनः हृद्यन्तःस्थो ह्यभद्राणि विधुनोति सुहृत्सताम
Those who listen to the narratives of Krishna, the holy recitations, drive away the inauspiciousness from the hearts of the virtuous.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.18
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 18
नष्टप्रायेष्वभद्रेषु नित्यं भागवतसेवया भगवत्युत्तमश्लोके भक्तिर्भवति नैष्ठिकी
By the constant service of the Bhagavata, even in the midst of the nearly lost auspiciousness, devotion to the Supreme Lord arises as steadfast.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.19
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 19
तदा रजस्तमोभावाः कामलोभादयश्च ये चेत एतैरनाविद्धं स्थितं सत्त्वे प्रसीदति
At that time, the qualities of passion and ignorance, along with desires and greed, do not disturb the one who is situated in goodness.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.20
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 20
एवं प्रसन्नमनसो भगवद्भक्तियोगतः भगवत्तत्त्वविज्ञानं मुक्तसङ्गस्य जायते
Thus, by the practice of devotion to the Lord, the mind becomes serene, and the knowledge of the essence of God is born in one who is free from attachment.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.21
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 21
भिद्यते हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः क्षीयन्ते चास्य कर्माणि दृष्ट एवात्मनीश्वरे
The knots of the heart are broken, all doubts are dispelled, and his actions diminish, as he sees the Supreme Lord within himself.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.22
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 22
अतो वै कवयो नित्यं भक्तिं परमया मुदा वासुदेवे भगवति कुर्वन्त्यात्मप्रसादनीम
Therefore, the wise, always with great joy, perform devotion to Lord Vasudeva, which leads to self-realization.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.23
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 23
सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति प्रकृतेर्गुणास्तैः युक्तः परमपूरुष एक इहास्य धत्ते स्थित्यादये हरिविरिञ्चिहरेति सँज्ञाः श्रेयांसि तत्र खलु सत्त्वतनोर्नृणां स्युः
The qualities of nature are sattva, rajas, and tamas; the Supreme Person, who is beyond these, supports all beings. The names of the Lord, such as Hari and Brahma, are indeed the highest for those who embody sattva.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.24
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 24
पार्थिवाद्दारुणो धूमस्तस्मादग्निस्त्रयीमयः तमसस्तु रजस्तस्मात्सत्त्वं यद्ब्रह्मदर्शनम
From the earthly, there arises the dense smoke; hence, fire is of the three gunas. From tamas comes rajas, and from rajas arises sattva, which is the vision of Brahman.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.25
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 25
भेजिरे मुनयोऽथाग्रे भगवन्तमधोक्षजम सत्त्वं विशुद्धं क्षेमाय कल्पन्ते येऽनु तानिह
The sages, having attained the Supreme Lord, the Unmanifest, conceive pure sattva for the welfare of those who follow.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.26
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 26
मुमुक्षवो घोररूपान हित्वा भूतपतीनथ नारायणकलाः शान्ता भजन्ति ह्यनसूयवः
Renouncing the terrifying forms of the Lord of Beings, the peaceful Narayana manifestations worship Him, free from envy.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.27
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 27
रजस्तमःप्रकृतयः समशीला भजन्ति वै पितृभूतप्रजेशादीन श्रियैश्वर्यप्रजेप्सवः
Those who are of the nature of passion and ignorance worship the ancestors, the progenitors, and seek wealth and prosperity.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.28
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 28
वासुदेवपरा वेदा वासुदेवपरा मखाः वासुदेवपरा योगा वासुदेवपराः क्रियाः
The Vedas are centered on Vasudeva, the sacrifices are centered on Vasudeva, the yogas are centered on Vasudeva, and the actions are centered on Vasudeva.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.29
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 29
वासुदेवपरं ज्ञानं वासुदेवपरं तपः वासुदेवपरो धर्मो वासुदेवपरा गतिः
Knowledge centered on Vasudeva, austerity centered on Vasudeva, righteousness centered on Vasudeva, and the ultimate goal is centered on Vasudeva.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.30
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 30
स एवेदं ससर्जाग्रे भगवानात्ममायया सदसद्रूपया चासौ गुणमय्याऽगुणे विभुः
He, the Lord, created this universe at the beginning through His own divine energy, manifesting in both existence and non-existence, and He is the all-pervading one endowed with qualities and yet beyond qualities.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.31
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 31
तया विलसितेष्वेषु गुणेषु गुणवानिव अन्तःप्रविष्ट आभाति विज्ञानेन विजृम्भितः
He shines within those endowed with qualities, as if manifesting through the knowledge that has expanded.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.32
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 32
यथा ह्यवहितो वह्निर्दारुष्वेकः स्वयोनिषु नानेव भाति विश्वात्मा भूतेषु च तथा पुमान
Just as a fire, though one, appears differently in various fuels, so the Supreme Soul manifests in different beings.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.33
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 33
असौ गुणमयैर्भावैर्भूतसूक्ष्मेन्द्रियात्मभिः स्वनिर्मितेषु निर्विष्टो भुङ्क्ते भूतेषु तद्गुणान
He, being endowed with the qualities of subtle elements and senses, enjoys the qualities of beings while residing in his own creation.
Bhagavata Purana 1.2.34
Srimad Bhagavatam · Chapter 2 · Verse 34
भावयत्येष सत्त्वेन लोकान वै लोकभावनः लीलावतारानुरतो देवतिर्यङ्नरादिषु
He, with his essence, nurtures the worlds, being the source of their existence, and is fond of playful incarnations among gods and humans.