SB 10.31.9
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 9
- tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ
- kavibhir īḍitaṁ kalmaṣāpaham
- śravaṇa-maṅgalaṁ śrīmad ātataṁ
- bhuvi gṛṇanti ye bhūri-dā janāḥ
SYNONYMS
tava—Your; kathā-amṛtam—the nectar of words; tapta-jīvanam—life for those aggrieved in the material world; kavibhiḥ—by great thinkers; īḍitam—described; kalmaṣa-apaham—that which drives away sinful reactions; śravaṇa-maṅgalam—giving spiritual benefit when heard; śṛīmat—filled with spiritual power; ātatam—broadcast all over the world; bhuvi—in the material world; gṛṇanti—chant and spread; ye—those who; bhūri-dāḥ—most beneficent; janāḥ—persons.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages, eradicate one's sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power. Certainly those who spread the message of Godhead are most munificent.
PURPORT
King Pratāparudra recited this verse to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu during Lord Jagannātha's Ratha-yātrā festival. While the Lord was resting in a garden, King Pratāparudra humbly entered and began massaging His legs and lotus feet. Then the King recited the Thirty-first Chapter of the Tenth Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the songs of the gopīs. The Caitanya-caritāmṛta relates that when Lord Caitanya heard this verse, beginning tava kathāmṛtam, He immediately arose in ecstatic love and embraced King Pratāparudra. The incident is described in detail in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 14.4-18), and in his edition Śrīla Prabhupāda has given extensive commentary on it.