SB 10.90.49

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Glories

SB 10.90.48 - SB 10.90.50

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 49

itthaṁ parasya nija-vartma-rirakṣayātta-

līlā-tanos tad-anurūpa-viḍambanāni

karmāṇi karma-kaṣaṇāni yadūttamasya

śrūyād amuṣya padayor anuvṛttim icchan

SYNONYMS

ittham — (described) in this manner; parasya — of the Supreme; nija — His own; vartma — path (of devotional service); rirakṣayā — with the desire of protecting; ātta — who has assumed; līlā — for pastimes; tanoḥ — various personal forms; tat — to each of these; anurūpa — suitable; viḍambanāni — imitating; karmāṇi — activities; karma — the reactions of material work; kaṣaṇāni — which destroy; yadu-uttamasya — of the best of the Yadus; śrūyāt — one should hear; amuṣya — His; padayoḥ — of the feet; anuvṛttim — the privilege of following; icchan — desiring.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

To protect the principles of devotional service to Himself, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the best of the Yadus, accepts the pastime forms that have been glorified here in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. One who desires to faithfully serve His lotus feet should hear of the activities He performs in each of these incarnations—activities that suitably imitate those of the forms He assumes. Hearing narrations of these pastimes destroys the reactions to fruitive work.

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