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śrī-viṣṇoḥ śravaṇe parīkṣid abhavad vaiyāsakiḥ kīrtane
prahlādaḥ smaraṇe tad-aṅghri-bhajane lakṣmīḥ pṛthuḥ pūjane
akrūras tv abhivandane kapi-patir dāsye ‘tha sakhye ‘rjunaḥ
sarvasvātma-nivedane balir abhūt kṛṣṇāptir eṣāṁ parā
Synonyms
sri-viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Śrī Viṣṇu; sravane—in hearing; parīkṣit—King Parīkṣit, known also as Viṣṇurāta, or one who is protected by Lord Viṣṇu; abhavat—was; vaiyāsakiḥ—Śukadeva Gosvāmī; kīrtane—in reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; prahlādaḥ—Mahārāja Prahlāda; smaraṇe—in remembering; tat-aṅghri—of Lord Viṣṇu’s lotus feet; bhajane—in serving; lakṣmīḥ—the goddess of fortune; pṛthuḥ—Mahārāja Pṛthu; pūjane—in worshiping the Deity of the Lord; akrūraḥ—Akrūra; tu—but; abhivandane—in offering prayers; kapi-patiḥ—Hanumānjī, or Vajrāṅgajī; dāsye—in servitude to Lord Rāmacandra; atha—moreover; sakhye—in friendship; arjunaḥ—Arjuna; sarvasva-atma-nivedane—in fully dedicating oneself; baliḥ—Mahārāja Bali; abhūt—was; krsna-āptiḥ—the achievement of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa; eṣām—of all of them; para—transcendental. ¶
Translation
“ ‘Mahārāja Parīkṣit attained the highest perfection, shelter at Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, simply by hearing about Lord Viṣṇu. Śukadeva Gosvāmī attained perfection simply by reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Prahlāda Mahārāja attained perfection by remembering the Lord. The goddess of fortune attained perfection by massaging the transcendental legs of Mahā-Viṣṇu. Mahārāja Pṛthu attained perfection by worshiping the Deity, and Akrūra attained perfection by offering prayers unto the Lord. Vajrāṅgajī [Hanumān] attained perfection by rendering service to Lord Rāmacandra, and Arjuna attained perfection simply by being Kṛṣṇa’s friend. Bali Mahārāja attained perfection by dedicating everything to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.' ¶
Purport
This verse appears in the Padyāvalī (53) and the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.265). ¶