SB 12.12.59
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 59
- ya etat śrāvayen nityaṁ
- yāma-kṣaṇam ananya-dhīḥ
- ślokam ekaṁ tad-ardhaṁ vā
- pādaṁ pādārdham eva vā
- śraddhāvān yo 'nuśṛṇuyāt
- punāty ātmānam eva saḥ
SYNONYMS
yaḥ — who; etat — this; śrāvayet — makes others hear; nityam — always; yāma-kṣaṇam — every hour and every minute; ananya-dhīḥ — with undeviated attention; ślokam — verse; ekam — one; tat-ardham — half of that; vā — or; pādam — a single line; pāda-ardham — half a line; eva — indeed; vā — or; śraddhā-vān — with faith; yaḥ — who; anuśṛṇuyāt — hears from the proper source; punāti — purifies; ātmānam — his very self; eva — indeed; saḥ — he.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
One who with undeviating attention constantly recites this literature at every moment of every hour, as well as one who faithfully hears even one verse or half a verse or a single line or even half a line, certainly purifies his very self.