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	''śrī-rājā uvāca''~~—the~~ King inquired (from Śukadeva Gosvāmī); ''yena yena avatāreṇa''~~—the~~ pastimes exhibited by different varieties of incarnations; ''bhagavān''~~—the~~ Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''hariḥ''~~—the~~ Lord; ''īśvaraḥ''~~—the~~ controller; ''karoti''~~—presents~~; ''karṇa-ramyāṇi''~~—were~~ all very pleasing to the ear; ''manaḥ-jñāni''~~—very~~ attractive to the mind; ''ca''~~—also~~; ''naḥ''~~—of~~ us; ''prabho''~~—my~~ lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī; ''yat-śṛṇvataḥ''~~—of~~ anyone who simply hears these narrations; ''apaiti''~~—vanishes~~; ''aratiḥ''~~—unattractiveness~~; ''vitṛṣṇā''~~—dirty~~ things within the mind that make us uninterested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; ''sattvam ca''~~—the~~ existential position in the core of the heart; ''śuddhyati''~~—becomes~~ purified; ''acireṇa''~~—very~~ soon; ''puṁsaḥ''~~—of~~ any person; ''bhaktiḥ harau''~~—devotional~~ attachment and service to the Lord; ''tat-puruṣe''~~—with~~ Vaiṣṇavas; ''ca''~~—also~~; ''sakhyam''~~—attraction~~ to association; ''tat eva''~~—that~~ only; ''hāram''~~—the~~ activities of the Lord, which should be heard and kept on the neck as a garland; ''vada''~~—kindly~~ speak; ''manyase''~~—you~~ think it fit; ''cet''~~—if~~.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śrī&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śrī]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rājā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 rājā] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=uvāca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 uvāca]'' — the King inquired (from Śukadeva Gosvāmī); ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yena] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yena] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avatāreṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 avatāreṇa]'' — the pastimes exhibited by different varieties of incarnations; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhagavān&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhagavān]'' — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hariḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hariḥ]'' — the Lord; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=īśvaraḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 īśvaraḥ]'' — the controller; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karoti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karoti]'' — presents; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karṇa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ramyāṇi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ramyāṇi]'' — were all very pleasing to the ear; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=manaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 manaḥ]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jñāni&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jñāni]'' — very attractive to the mind; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — also; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=naḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 naḥ]'' — of us; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prabho&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prabho]'' — my lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yat]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śṛṇvataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śṛṇvataḥ]'' — of anyone who simply hears these narrations; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=apaiti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 apaiti]'' — vanishes; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aratiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aratiḥ]'' — unattractiveness; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vitṛṣṇā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vitṛṣṇā]'' — dirty things within the mind that make us uninterested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sattvam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sattvam] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — the existential position in the core of the heart; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śuddhyati&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śuddhyati]'' — becomes purified; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=acireṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 acireṇa]'' — very soon; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=puṁsaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 puṁsaḥ]'' — of any person; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhaktiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhaktiḥ] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=harau&tab=syno_o&ds=1 harau]'' — devotional attachment and service to the Lord; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tat]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=puruṣe&tab=syno_o&ds=1 puruṣe]'' — with Vaiṣṇavas; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ca]'' — also; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sakhyam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sakhyam]'' — attraction to association; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tat] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=eva&tab=syno_o&ds=1 eva]'' — that only; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hāram&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hāram]'' — the activities of the Lord, which should be heard and kept on the neck as a garland; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vada&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vada]'' — kindly speak; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=manyase&tab=syno_o&ds=1 manyase]'' — you think it fit; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=cet&tab=syno_o&ds=1 cet]'' — if.
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	śrī-rājovāca~~<br>~~		:śrī-rājovāca
	yena yenāvatāreṇa~~<br>~~		:yena yenāvatāreṇa
	bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ~~<br>~~		:bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ
	karoti karṇa-ramyāṇi~~<br>~~		:karoti karṇa-ramyāṇi
	mano-jñāni ca naḥ prabho~~<br>~~		:mano-jñāni ca naḥ prabho
	yac-chṛṇvato 'paity aratir vitṛṣṇā~~<br>~~
	sattvaṁ ca śuddhyaty acireṇa puṁsaḥ~~<br>~~		:yac-chṛṇvato 'paity aratir vitṛṣṇā
	bhaktir harau tat-puruṣe ca sakhyaṁ~~<br>~~		:sattvaṁ ca śuddhyaty acireṇa puṁsaḥ
	tad eva hāraṁ vada manyase cet~~<br>~~		:bhaktir harau tat-puruṣe ca sakhyaṁ
			:tad eva hāraṁ vada manyase cet
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	śrī-rājā ~~uvāca—the~~ King inquired (from Śukadeva Gosvāmī); yena yena ~~avatāreṇa—the~~ pastimes exhibited by different varieties of incarnations; ~~bhagavān—the~~ Supreme Personality of Godhead; ~~hariḥ—the~~ Lord; ~~īśvaraḥ—the~~ controller; ~~karoti—presents~~; karṇa-~~ramyāṇi—were~~ all very pleasing to the ear; manaḥ-~~jñāni—very~~ attractive to the mind; ~~ca—also~~; ~~naḥ—of~~ us; ~~prabho—my~~ lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī; yat-~~śṛṇvataḥ—of~~ anyone who simply hears these narrations; ~~apaiti—vanishes~~; ~~aratiḥ—unattractiveness~~; ~~vitṛṣṇā—dirty~~ things within the mind that make us uninterested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; sattvam ~~ca—the~~ existential position in the core of the heart; ~~śuddhyati—becomes~~ purified; ~~acireṇa—very~~ soon; ~~puṁsaḥ—of~~ any person; bhaktiḥ ~~harau—devotional~~ attachment and service to the Lord; tat-~~puruṣe—with~~ Vaiṣṇavas; ~~ca—also~~; ~~sakhyam—attraction~~ to association; tat ~~eva—that~~ only; ~~hāram—the~~ activities of the Lord, which should be heard and kept on the neck as a garland; ~~vada—kindly~~ speak; ~~manyase—you~~ think it fit; ~~cet—if~~.		''śrī-rājā uvāca''—the King inquired (from Śukadeva Gosvāmī); ''yena yena avatāreṇa''—the pastimes exhibited by different varieties of incarnations; ''bhagavān''—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''hariḥ''—the Lord; ''īśvaraḥ''—the controller; ''karoti''—presents; ''karṇa-ramyāṇi''—were all very pleasing to the ear; ''manaḥ-jñāni''—very attractive to the mind; ''ca''—also; ''naḥ''—of us; ''prabho''—my lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī; ''yat-śṛṇvataḥ''—of anyone who simply hears these narrations; ''apaiti''—vanishes; ''aratiḥ''—unattractiveness; ''vitṛṣṇā''—dirty things within the mind that make us uninterested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; ''sattvam ca''—the existential position in the core of the heart; ''śuddhyati''—becomes purified; ''acireṇa''—very soon; ''puṁsaḥ''—of any person; ''bhaktiḥ harau''—devotional attachment and service to the Lord; ''tat-puruṣe''—with Vaiṣṇavas; ''ca''—also; ''sakhyam''—attraction to association; ''tat eva''—that only; ''hāram''—the activities of the Lord, which should be heard and kept on the neck as a garland; ''vada''—kindly speak; ''manyase''—you think it fit; ''cet''—if.
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	King Parīkṣit said: My lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, all the various activities exhibited by the incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are certainly pleasing to the ear and to the mind. Simply by one's hearing of these activities, the dirty things in one's mind immediately vanish. Generally we are reluctant to hear about the activities of the Lord, but Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities are so attractive that they are automatically pleasing to the mind and ear. Thus one's attachment for hearing about material things, which is the root cause of material existence, vanishes, and one gradually develops devotional service to the Supreme Lord, attachment for Him, and friendship with devotees who give us the contribution of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If you think it fit, kindly speak about those activities of the Lord.		King Parīkṣit said: My lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, all the various activities exhibited by the incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are certainly pleasing to the ear and to the mind. Simply by one's hearing of these activities, the dirty things in one's mind immediately vanish. Generally we are reluctant to hear about the activities of the Lord, but Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities are so attractive that they are automatically pleasing to the mind and ear. Thus one's attachment for hearing about material things, which is the root cause of material existence, vanishes, and one gradually develops devotional service to the Supreme Lord, attachment for Him, and friendship with devotees who give us the contribution of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If you think it fit, kindly speak about those activities of the Lord.
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	As stated in the Prema-vivarta:		As stated in the ''Prema-vivarta:''

	:kṛṣṇa-bahirmukha haiyā bhoga-vāñchā kare		:''kṛṣṇa-bahirmukha haiyā bhoga-vāñchā kare''
	:nikaṭa-stha māyā tāre jāpaṭiyā dhare		:''nikaṭa-stha māyā tāre jāpaṭiyā dhare''

	Our material existence is māyā, or illusion, in which we desire different varieties of material enjoyment and therefore change to different varieties of bodies (bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā ([[BG 18.61]])). Asann api kleśada āsa dehaḥ: ([[SB 5.5.4]]) as long as we have these temporary bodies, they give us many varieties of ~~tribulation—ādhyātmika~~, ādhibhautika and ādhidaivika. This is the root cause of all suffering, but this root cause of suffering can be removed by revival of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness. All the Vedic literatures presented by Vyāsadeva and other great sages are therefore intended to revive our Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which begins to revive with śravaṇa-kīrtanam. Śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ([[SB 1.2.17]]). Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other Vedic literatures exist simply to give us a chance to hear about Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa has different avatāras, or incarnations, all of which are wonderful and which arouse one's inquisitiveness, but generally such avatāras as Matsya, Kūrma and Varāha are not as attractive as Kṛṣṇa. First of all, however, we have no attraction for hearing about Kṛṣṇa, and this is the root cause of our suffering.		Our material existence is ''māyā'', or illusion, in which we desire different varieties of material enjoyment and therefore change to different varieties of bodies (''bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā'' ([[BG 18.61 (1972)\|BG 18.61]])). ''Asann api kleśada āsa dehaḥ:'' ([[SB 5.5.4]]) as long as we have these temporary bodies, they give us many varieties of tribulation—''ādhyātmika'', ''ādhibhautika'' and ''ādhidaivika''. This is the root cause of all suffering, but this root cause of suffering can be removed by revival of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness. All the Vedic literatures presented by Vyāsadeva and other great sages are therefore intended to revive our Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which begins to revive with ''śravaṇa-kīrtanam''. ''Śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ'' ([[SB 1.2.17]]). [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'']] and other Vedic literatures exist simply to give us a chance to hear about Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa has different ''avatāras'', or incarnations, all of which are wonderful and which arouse one's inquisitiveness, but generally such ''avatāras'' as Matsya, Kūrma and Varāha are not as attractive as Kṛṣṇa. First of all, however, we have no attraction for hearing about Kṛṣṇa, and this is the root cause of our suffering.

	But Parīkṣit Mahārāja specifically mentions that the wonderful activities of baby Kṛṣṇa, which amazed mother Yaśodā and the other inhabitants of Vraja, are especially attractive. From the very beginning of His childhood, Kṛṣṇa killed Pūtanā, Tṛṇāvarta and Śakaṭāsura and showed the entire universe within His mouth. Thus the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, one after another, kept mother Yaśodā and all the inhabitants of Vraja in great astonishment. The process to revive one's Kṛṣṇa consciousness is ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgaḥ (~~[[BRS~~ 1.4.15]]). The pastimes of Kṛṣṇa can be properly received from devotees. If one has developed a little bit of Kṛṣṇa consciousness by hearing from Vaiṣṇavas about the activities of Kṛṣṇa, one becomes attached to Vaiṣṇavas who are interested only in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore Parīkṣit Mahārāja recommends that one hear about Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities, which are more attractive than the activities of other incarnations, such as Matsya, Kūrma and Varāha. Wanting to hear more and more from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, Mahārāja Parīkṣit requested him to continue describing Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities, which are especially easy to hear and which create more and more inquisitiveness.		But Parīkṣit Mahārāja specifically mentions that the wonderful activities of baby Kṛṣṇa, which amazed mother Yaśodā and the other inhabitants of Vraja, are especially attractive. From the very beginning of His childhood, Kṛṣṇa killed Pūtanā, Tṛṇāvarta and Śakaṭāsura and showed the entire universe within His mouth. Thus the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, one after another, kept mother Yaśodā and all the inhabitants of Vraja in great astonishment. The process to revive one's Kṛṣṇa consciousness is ''ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgaḥ'' (''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' 1.4.15). The pastimes of Kṛṣṇa can be properly received from devotees. If one has developed a little bit of Kṛṣṇa consciousness by hearing from Vaiṣṇavas about the activities of Kṛṣṇa, one becomes attached to Vaiṣṇavas who are interested only in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore Parīkṣit Mahārāja recommends that one hear about Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities, which are more attractive than the activities of other incarnations, such as Matsya, Kūrma and Varāha. Wanting to hear more and more from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, Mahārāja Parīkṣit requested him to continue describing Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities, which are especially easy to hear and which create more and more inquisitiveness.
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==== TEXTS 1-2 ====

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śrī-rājovāca<br>
yena yenāvatāreṇa<br>
bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ<br>
karoti karṇa-ramyāṇi<br>
mano-jñāni ca naḥ prabho<br>
yac-chṛṇvato 'paity aratir vitṛṣṇā<br>
sattvaṁ ca śuddhyaty acireṇa puṁsaḥ<br>
bhaktir harau tat-puruṣe ca sakhyaṁ<br>
tad eva hāraṁ vada manyase cet<br>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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śrī-rājā uvāca—the King inquired (from Śukadeva Gosvāmī); yena yena avatāreṇa—the pastimes exhibited by different varieties of incarnations; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hariḥ—the Lord; īśvaraḥ—the controller; karoti—presents; karṇa-ramyāṇi—were all very pleasing to the ear; manaḥ-jñāni—very attractive to the mind; ca—also; naḥ—of us; prabho—my lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī; yat-śṛṇvataḥ—of anyone who simply hears these narrations; apaiti—vanishes; aratiḥ—unattractiveness; vitṛṣṇā—dirty things within the mind that make us uninterested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; sattvam ca—the existential position in the core of the heart; śuddhyati—becomes purified; acireṇa—very soon; puṁsaḥ—of any person; bhaktiḥ harau—devotional attachment and service to the Lord; tat-puruṣe—with Vaiṣṇavas; ca—also; sakhyam—attraction to association; tat eva—that only; hāram—the activities of the Lord, which should be heard and kept on the neck as a garland; vada—kindly speak; manyase—you think it fit; cet—if.
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King Parīkṣit said: My lord, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, all the various activities exhibited by the incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are certainly pleasing to the ear and to the mind. Simply by one's hearing of these activities, the dirty things in one's mind immediately vanish. Generally we are reluctant to hear about the activities of the Lord, but Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities are so attractive that they are automatically pleasing to the mind and ear. Thus one's attachment for hearing about material things, which is the root cause of material existence, vanishes, and one gradually develops devotional service to the Supreme Lord, attachment for Him, and friendship with devotees who give us the contribution of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If you think it fit, kindly speak about those activities of the Lord.
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==== PURPORT ====

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As stated in the Prema-vivarta:

:kṛṣṇa-bahirmukha haiyā bhoga-vāñchā kare
:nikaṭa-stha māyā tāre jāpaṭiyā dhare

Our material existence is māyā, or illusion, in which we desire different varieties of material enjoyment and therefore change to different varieties of bodies (bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā ([[BG 18.61]])). Asann api kleśada āsa dehaḥ: ([[SB 5.5.4]]) as long as we have these temporary bodies, they give us many varieties of tribulation—ādhyātmika, ādhibhautika and ādhidaivika. This is the root cause of all suffering, but this root cause of suffering can be removed by revival of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness. All the Vedic literatures presented by Vyāsadeva and other great sages are therefore intended to revive our Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which begins to revive with śravaṇa-kīrtanam. Śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ([[SB 1.2.17]]). Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and other Vedic literatures exist simply to give us a chance to hear about Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa has different avatāras, or incarnations, all of which are wonderful and which arouse one's inquisitiveness, but generally such avatāras as Matsya, Kūrma and Varāha are not as attractive as Kṛṣṇa. First of all, however, we have no attraction for hearing about Kṛṣṇa, and this is the root cause of our suffering.

But Parīkṣit Mahārāja specifically mentions that the wonderful activities of baby Kṛṣṇa, which amazed mother Yaśodā and the other inhabitants of Vraja, are especially attractive. From the very beginning of His childhood, Kṛṣṇa killed Pūtanā, Tṛṇāvarta and Śakaṭāsura and showed the entire universe within His mouth. Thus the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, one after another, kept mother Yaśodā and all the inhabitants of Vraja in great astonishment. The process to revive one's Kṛṣṇa consciousness is ādau śraddhā tataḥ sādhu-saṅgaḥ ([[BRS 1.4.15]]). The pastimes of Kṛṣṇa can be properly received from devotees. If one has developed a little bit of Kṛṣṇa consciousness by hearing from Vaiṣṇavas about the activities of Kṛṣṇa, one becomes attached to Vaiṣṇavas who are interested only in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore Parīkṣit Mahārāja recommends that one hear about Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities, which are more attractive than the activities of other incarnations, such as Matsya, Kūrma and Varāha. Wanting to hear more and more from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, Mahārāja Parīkṣit requested him to continue describing Kṛṣṇa's childhood activities, which are especially easy to hear and which create more and more inquisitiveness.
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