Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ( Canto 1, Ch 2, Text 13,14)


Text 13

अतः पुम्भिर्द्विजश्रेष्ठावर्णाश्रमविभागशः

स्वनुष्ठितस्य धर्मस्यसंसिद्धिर्हरितोषणम् ॥ १.२.१३ ॥

ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā
varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ
svanuṣṭhitasya dharmasya
saṁsiddhir hari-toṣaṇam

Synonyms

ataḥ — so; pumbhiḥ — by the human being; dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ — O best among the twice-born; varṇa-āśrama — the institution of four castes and four orders of life; vibhāgaśaḥ — by the division of; svanuṣṭhitasya — of one’s own prescribed duties; dharmasya — occupational; saṁsiddhiḥ — the highest perfection; hari — the Personality of Godhead; toṣaṇam — pleasing.

Translation

O best among the twice-born, it is therefore concluded that the highest perfection one can achieve by discharging the duties prescribed for one’s own occupation according to caste divisions and orders of life is to please the Personality of Godhead.

Text 14

तस्मादेकेन मनसा भगवान्सात्वतांपतिः

श्रोतव्यः कीर्तितव्यश्च ध्येयःपूज्यश्च नित्यदा ॥ १.२.१४ ॥

tasmād ekena manasā
bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca
dhyeyaḥ pūjyaś ca nityadā

Synonyms

tasmāt — therefore; ekena — by one; manasā — attention of the mind; bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead; sātvatām— of the devotees; patiḥ — protector; śrotavyaḥ — is to be heard; kīrtitavyaḥ — to be glorified; ca — and; dhyeyaḥ — to be remembered; pūjyaḥ — to be worshiped; ca — and; nityadā — constantly.

Translation

Therefore, with one-pointed attention, one should constantly hear about, glorify, remember and worship the Personality of Godhead, who is the protector of the devotees.

Hare Krishna

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