SB 12.8.6

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 8: Mārkaṇḍeya's Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi

SB 12.8.5

SB 12.8.7

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 6

sūta uvāca
praśnas tvayā maharṣe 'yaṁ
kṛto loka-bhramāpahaḥ
nārāyaṇa-kathā yatra
gītā kali-malāpahā

SYNONYMS

sūtaḥ uvāca—Sūta Gosvāmī said; praśnaḥ—question; tvayā—by you; mahā-ṛṣe—O great sage, Śaunaka; ayam—this; kṛtaḥ—made; loka—of the entire world; bhrama—the delusion; apahaḥ—which takes away; nārāyaṇa-kathā—discussion of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa; yatra—in which; gītā—is sung; kali-mala—the contamination of the present age of Kali; apahā—removing.

TRANSLATION

Sūta Gosvāmī said: O great sage Śaunaka, your very question will help remove everyone's illusion, for it leads to the topics of Lord Nārāyaṇa, which cleanse away the contamination of this Kali age.