SB 12.12.60

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 60

dvādaśyām ekādaśyāṁ vā

śṛṇvann āyuṣyavān bhavet

paṭhaty anaśnan prayataḥ

pūto bhavati pātakāt

SYNONYMS

dvādaśyām—on the twelfth day of either fortnight of the month; ekādaśyām—on the auspicious eleventh day; vā—or; śṛṇvan—hearing; āyuṣya-vān—possessed of long life; bhavet—one becomes; paṭhati—if one recites; anaśnan—while refraining from eating; prayataḥ—with careful attention; pūtaḥ—purified; bhavati—one becomes; pātakāt—from sinful reactions.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

One who hears this Bhāgavatam on the Ekādaśī or Dvādaśī day is assured of long life, and one who recites it with careful attention while fasting is purified of all sinful reactions.

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