Bhagavatapurana 10.69: athaikonasaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ

10.69.1

/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
narakaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā tathodvāhaṃ ca yoṣitām /
kṛṣṇenaikena bahvīnāṃ tad-didṛkṣuḥ sma nāradaḥ //

Śrī Śuka said: / Having heard that Naraka had been slain and that all the women / were married by Kṛṣṇa alone, Nārada wished to see that.

1. Sri Suka said:— On hearing that Naraka was slain and that one individual Krishna married numerous women, Narada was curious to see how it was.

10.69.2

citraṃ bataitad ekena vapuṣā yugapat pṛthak /
gṛheṣu dvy-aṣṭa-sāhasraṃ striya eka udāvahat //

“How wonderful indeed! With a single body, simultaneously and separately / in each house, he alone married sixteen thousand women!”

2. Really a wonder it is that He with one personality, at the same time, lived with the sixteen thousand wives severally in their houses.

10.69.3

ity utsuko dvāravatīṃ devarṣir draṣṭum āgamat /
puṣpitopavanārāma- dvijāli-kula-nāditām //

Eager in this way, the celestial seer came to see Dvāravatī, / resonant with flocks of birds and bees in flowering groves and pleasure gardens,

3. Thus full of curiosity and eager to see with his own eyes the divine sage went to Dwaravati adorned with gardens in full blossom, resonant with swarms of humming bees.

10.69.4

utphullendīvarāmbhoja- kahlāra-kumudotpalaiḥ /
churiteṣu saraḥsūccaiḥ kūjitāṃ haṃsa-sārasaiḥ //

resounding with the loud calls of swans and cranes / on lakes strewn with blossoming blue water lilies, lotuses, white water lilies, and red lotuses,

4. The city that was imposing with swans and other water fowls sweetly warbling in high pitch in the ponds and pools ever covered with full blown lilies, lotuses, Kalharas, Kumudas and Utpalas. 5. The city studded with nine hundred thousand mansions built of crystals and silver and of excellent emeralds and furniture chased with gold and precious stones;

10.69.5

prāsāda-lakṣair navabhir juṣṭāṃ sphāṭika-rājataiḥ /
mahā-marakata-prakhyaiḥ svarṇa-ratna-paricchadaiḥ //

adorned with nine hundred thousand palaces built of crystal and silver, / resembling great emeralds, furnished with gold and jewels,

10.69.6

vibhakta-rathyā-patha-catvarāpaṇaiḥ śālā-sabhābhī rucirāṃ surālayaiḥ /
saṃsikta-mārgāṅgana-vīthi-dehalīṃ patat-patāka-dhvaja-vāritātapām //

delightful with well-arranged streets, lanes, squares, and marketplaces, halls, assemblies, and temples, / its paths, courtyards, roads, and thresholds sprinkled with water, the sun’s heat warded off by fluttering banners and flags.

6. The city very delightful with streets, roads, quadrangles well laid out, with stalls and halls and with edifices dedicated to the gods, with paths, yards, streets and thresholds sprinkled with water, where the sun's heat was warded off by ever-flying flags and pennons.

10.69.7

tasyām antaḥ-puraṃ śrīmad arcitaṃ sarva-dhiṣṇya-paiḥ /
hareḥ sva-kauśalaṃ yatra tvaṣṭrā kārtsnyena darśitam //

Within it was the splendid inner palace, revered by all the guardians of the quarters, / where Tvaṣṭṛ had displayed the entirety of his skill for Hari.

7. In that city there was the spelendid palace of Hari applauded by all the Protectors of the world, in which the celestial architect Tvashtri had displayed all his skill.

10.69.8

tatra ṣoḍaśabhiḥ sadma- sahasraiḥ samalaṅkṛtam /
viveśaikatomaṃ śaureḥ patnīnāṃ bhavanaṃ mahat //

There, adorned with sixteen thousand mansions, / he entered one great residence of the wives of Śauri.

8. And in the palatial city adorned with sixteen thousand mansions of Krishna's wives, Narada entered into one splendid mansion.

10.69.9

viṣṭabdhaṃ vidruma-stambhair vaidūrya-phalakottamaiḥ /
indranīla-mayaiḥ kuḍyair jagatyā cāhata-tviṣā //

It was supported by coral pillars with excellent slabs of cat’s-eye, / with walls of sapphire and a floor of unfading luster,

9. It was supported on columns of coral under the ceiling of Vaidurya slabs and on walls (with windows) of Indraneela stones and with stones of undiminished lustre (on posts of best emeralds);

10.69.10

vitānair nirmitais tvaṣṭrā muktā-dāma-vilambibhiḥ /
dāntair āsana-paryaṅkair maṇy-uttama-pariṣkṛtaiḥ //

with canopies fashioned by Tvaṣṭṛ, hanging with strings of pearls, / and seats and couches of ivory, ornamented with the finest jewels,

10. —Furnished with canopies designed by Twashtri, from which wreaths of pearls were dangling, with ivory seats and cots chased with precious jewels.

10.69.11

dāsībhir niṣka-kaṇṭhībhiḥ su-vāsobhir alaṅkṛtam /
pumbhiḥ sa-kañcukoṣṇīṣa su-vastra-maṇi-kuṇḍalaiḥ //

graced by maidservants wearing gold necklets and fine garments, / and men in tunics and turbans, with beautiful robes and bejeweled earrings.

11. —Attended by servants-maid adorned with gold neck-laces and dressed in fine clothes, and with men-servants that wore coats, turbans and fine clothes and jewelled ear-rings.

10.69.12

ratna-pradīpa-nikara-dyutibhir nirasta- dhvāntaṃ vicitra-valabhīṣu śikhaṇḍino 'ṅga /
nṛtyanti yatra vihitāguru-dhūpam akṣair niryāntam īkṣya ghana-buddhaya unnadantaḥ //

Where darkness was dispelled by the radiance of multitudes of jewel lamps, / and upon the ornamental eaves, O King, peacocks danced, crying aloud thinking it to be a cloud, / seeing the incense of aguru drift out through the latticed windows.

12. There darkness is dispelled by the lustre of jewels glowing like lights: there in the picturesque caves peacocks scream loudly and dance thinking that clouds are up when they see the clouds of smoke of burning Aguru issue out of the windows.

10.69.12.p1

tasmin samāna-guṇa-rūpa-vayaḥ-su-veṣa- $ dāsī-sahasra-yutayānusavaṃ gṛhiṇyā &

In that [mansion], accompanied by thousands of maidservants equal to her in qualities, beauty, youth, and fine attire, / at all times the mistress of the house

13. There Narada saw the Lord of Satvatas along with the house-wife who fanned Him with a fan of Chamara furnished with a golden hilt, (and was herself every hour) waited upon by a thousand women-servants who were all of the same good nature, beauty, age and neat dress.

10.69.13

vipro dadarśa camara-vyajanena rukma- % daṇḍena sātvata-patiṃ parivījayantyā //

The brāhmaṇa saw the Lord of the Sātvatas being fanned continually by His wife, who was attended by thousands of female servants of equal qualities, beauty, youth, and fine attire, with a chowrie fly-whisk having a handle of gold.

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taṃ sannirīkṣya bhagavān sahasotthita-śrī- $ paryaṅkataḥ sakala-dharma-bhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ &

Beholding him, the Lord, the foremost of all upholders of dharma, rose up at once from the bed of His consort,

14. On seeing the sage the glorious Lord, first among those that observe all the rules of Dharma, instantly rose from His splendid cot, bowed at his feet with His head adorned with a crown and with folded hands requested him to occupy His own seat. 15. Though the supreme father of the Universe, the Lord, being the first example of the righteous, washed the sags's feet and bore that water on His head: so to Him alone most appropriate and full of import is the appellation Brahmanya Deva (God who is devoted to the welfare of the Brahmin); for, the waters that wash His feet become Ganga, the holiest of waters.

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taṃ sannirīkṣya bhagavān sahasotthita-śrī- $ paryaṅkataḥ sakala-dharma-bhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaḥ &

Beholding him, the Lord, the foremost of all upholders of dharma, rose up at once from the bed of His consort,

10.69.14

ānamya pāda-yugalaṃ śirasā kirīṭa- % juṣṭena sāñjalir avīviśad āsane sve //

Bowed down to his feet with His crowned head, and with folded hands seated him upon His own throne.

10.69.14.p2

tasyāvanijya caraṇau tad-apaḥ sva-mūrdhnā $ bibhraj jagad-gurutamo 'pi satāṃ patir hi &

Having washed his feet, He placed that water upon His own head, though He is the supreme spiritual teacher of the universe and the Lord of virtuous devotees;

10.69.14.p3

tasyāvanijya caraṇau tad-apaḥ sva-mūrdhnā $ bibhraj jagad-gurutamo 'pi satāṃ patir hi &

Having washed his feet, He placed that water upon His own head, though He is the supreme spiritual teacher of the universe and the Lord of virtuous devotees;

10.69.15

brahmaṇya-deva iti yad guṇa-nāma yuktaṃ % tasyaiva yac-caraṇa-śaucam aśeṣa-tīrtham //

For indeed, the descriptive name ‘God of the brāhmaṇas’ rightly belongs to Him alone, the water from whose feet is all the sacred bathing places.

10.69.15.p2

sampūjya deva-ṛṣi-varyam ṛṣiḥ purāṇo $ nārāyaṇo nara-sakho vidhinoditena &

Having worshipped the foremost of divine seers according to prescribed ordinance, the primeval seer Nārāyaṇa, the companion of Nara,

16. The Lord who is the ancient sage Narayana, the friend of Nara, worshipped the great divine sage Narada in the manner laid down and spoke to him in measured words sweet like (sweet with) nectar and said, "O worshipful sage, what service shall we render thee?

10.69.15.p3

sampūjya deva-ṛṣi-varyam ṛṣiḥ purāṇo $ nārāyaṇo nara-sakho vidhinoditena &

Having worshipped the foremost of divine seers according to prescribed ordinance, the primeval seer Nārāyaṇa, the companion of Nara,

10.69.16

vāṇyābhibhāṣya mitayāmṛta-miṣṭayā taṃ % prāha prabho bhagavate karavāma he kim //

Addressed him in measured, nectar-sweet speech, saying: ‘O master, what may We do for you, the venerable one?’

10.69.17

/0 śrī-nārada uvāca
naivādbhutaṃ tvayi vibho 'khila-loka-nāthe $ maitrī janeṣu sakaleṣu damaḥ khalānām &
naivādbhutaṃ tvayi vibho 'khila-loka-nāthe $ maitrī janeṣu sakaleṣu damaḥ khalānām &
niḥśreyasāya hi jagat-sthiti-rakṣaṇābhyāṃ % svairāvatāra urugāya vidāma suṣṭhu //

Śrī Nārada said:
It is not at all surprising in You, O almighty Lord, Master of all the worlds, that You show friendship to all people and subjugation toward the wicked.

17. Narada said: — O Almighty Lord, it is no wonder in Thee, the Lord of all the Universe, that Thou art the friend to all creatures and the chastiser of the wicked. Indeed to lead the creatures to final happiness, by maintaining and protecting the world, Thou appearest of Thine own accord, O Lord, sung as the Supreme in all the Vedas; and this we know well.

10.69.18

* //
dṛṣṭaṃ tavāṅghri-yugalaṃ janatāpavargaṃ $ brahmādibhir hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ &
dṛṣṭaṃ tavāṅghri-yugalaṃ janatāpavargaṃ $ brahmādibhir hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ &
saṃsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṃ % dhyāyaṃś carāmy anugṛhāṇa yathā smṛtiḥ syāt //

I have seen Your pair of feet, which grant liberation to mankind and are to be meditated upon in the heart by Brahmā and the others of unfathomable intellect;

18. I have now seen Thy feet, the blissful final resort to all creatures and always contemplated at heart by Brahma and others of vast understanding and the one float (hold) to those that have fallen in the (deep) well of samsara and seek to cross it. I am going about contemplating Thy feet; pray be so gracious unto me that Thy memory may never fail me.

10.69.19

* //
tato 'nyad āviśad gehaṃ kṛṣṇa-patnyāḥ sa nāradaḥ /
yogeśvareśvarasyāṅga yoga-māyā-vivitsayā //

Then Nārada entered another mansion belonging to a wife of Kṛṣṇa, / O dear one, wishing to understand the creative power of the master of the lords of yoga.

19. Then Narada went into another consort's house of Krishna in order to study the yogic power of the great Lord of great yogins.

10.69.20

dīvyantam akṣais tatrāpi priyayā coddhavena ca /
pūjitaḥ parayā bhaktyā pratyutthānāsanādibhiḥ //

There also he saw Him playing dice with His beloved wife and Uddhava, / and was worshipped with supreme devotion through rising, offering a seat, and other respects.

20. Even there he saw Krishna playing at dice with His beloved and and Uddhava. There also he was worshipped with great devotion by rising forth and offering seat and so on.

10.69.21

pṛṣṭaś cāviduṣevāsau kadāyāto bhavān iti /
kriyate kiṃ nu pūrṇānām apūrṇair asmad-ādibhiḥ //

And he was asked, as if by an ignorant person: ‘When did Your Holiness arrive? / What can incomplete beings like us do for those who are complete?’

21. & 22. Narada was enquired by Krishna as if he knew nothing, "When did you come, what is there to be done to the perfect by those that are like me imperfect? Still please command us, O sage, and make this birth an auspicious one'', Narada was astonished, silently rose and went on to some other house.

10.69.22

athāpi brūhi no brahman janmaitac chobhanaṃ kuru /
sa tu vismita utthāya tūṣṇīm anyad agād gṛham //

‘Yet tell us, O brāhmaṇa; make this birth of ours auspicious.’ / Astounded, he stood up and went silently to another house.

10.69.23

tatrāpy acaṣṭa govindaṃ lālayantaṃ sutān śiśūn /
tato 'nyasmin gṛhe 'paśyan majjanāya kṛtodyamam //

There too he saw Govinda cuddling His infant sons; / then in another house he saw Him making preparations for a bath.

23. There also he saw Govinda caressing infant sons; again in another house He found Him preparing for His bath. 24. He saw Him in various houses pouring oblations in the sacrificial fire, worshipping the Lord with the five kinds of daily sacrifices, somewhere feeding Brahmins, somewhere else messing what remained after distribution to Brahmins.

10.69.24

juhvantaṃ ca vitānāgnīn yajantaṃ pañcabhir makhaiḥ /
bhojayantaṃ dvijān kvāpi bhuñjānam avaśeṣitam //

And in one place offering oblations into the sacrificial fires, worshipping with the five sacrifices, / feeding the twice-born, and eating what remained;

10.69.25

kvāpi sandhyām upāsīnaṃ japantaṃ brahma vāg-yatam /
ekatra cāsi-carmābhyāṃ carantam asi-vartmasu //

In another performing the twilight prayer, muttering the sacred syllable with restrained speech; / and in one place moving with sword and shield along sword-fencing courses;

25. — Somewhere offering morning or evening prayers or silently contemplating the Gayatri; here taking exercise with the sword and sheild. (D. Visiting the ways travelled by His pupils).

10.69.26

aśvair gajai rathaiḥ kvāpi vicarantaṃ gadāgrajam /
kvacic chayānaṃ paryaṅke stūyamānaṃ ca vandibhiḥ //

In some place the elder brother of Gada rode about on horses, elephants, and chariots; / somewhere lying on a couch while being praised by bards;

26. There he saw Gadagraja (Krishna) marching with horses, elephants and chariots, still in another place lying down on His bed or being praised by bards;

10.69.27

mantrayantaṃ ca kasmiṃścin mantribhiś coddhavādibhiḥ /
jala-krīḍā-rataṃ kvāpi vāramukhyābalāvṛtam //

Consulting in one house with ministers such as Uddhava; / in another engrossed in water-sports surrounded by courtesans and women;

27. In some other house, conferring with Uddhava and other ministers: somewhere sporting in water surrounded by courtesans;

10.69.28

kutracid dvija-mukhyebhyo dadataṃ gāḥ sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ /
itihāsa-purāṇāni śṛṇvantaṃ maṅgalāni ca //

Somewhere giving finely adorned cows to the foremost of the twice-born; / and listening to auspicious legends and Purāṇas;

28. Elsewhere giving well-adorned cows to great brahmins, somewhere-else listening to the exposition of Itihasas and Puranas and to auspicious recitations;

10.69.29

hasantaṃ hāsa-kathayā kadācit priyayā gṛhe /
kvāpi dharmaṃ sevamānam artha-kāmau ca kutracit //

At times laughing with His beloved wife over humorous stories at home; / in one place practicing dharma, and elsewhere wealth and pleasure;

29. Now laughing and joking in the company of His beloved one, now carefully attending to Dharma and now to Artha and Kama.

10.69.30

dhyāyantam ekam āsīnaṃ puruṣaṃ prakṛteḥ param /
śuśrūṣantaṃ gurūn kvāpi kāmair bhogaiḥ saparyayā //

Sitting alone, meditating upon the Supreme Person beyond primordial nature; / in another place serving elders with desired comforts and worship;

30. In one place he finds Him seated alone contemplating the Perfect Person (Himself) beyond Prakriti, somewhere doing service to the preceptors and elders, affording them the desired enjoyments and pleasure with His acts of honouring them;

10.69.31

kurvantaṃ vigrahaṃ kaiścit sandhiṃ cānyatra keśavam /
kutrāpi saha rāmeṇa cintayantaṃ satāṃ śivam //

Keśava was waging war with some, and making peace elsewhere; / somewhere with Balarāma He was contemplating the welfare of the virtuous devotees;

31. Deciding on war with some, with some others treating for peace; at some other place thinking with Balarama about the safety and prosperity of the righteous;

10.69.32

putrāṇāṃ duhitṝṇāṃ ca kāle vidhy-upayāpanam /
dārair varais tat-sadṛśaiḥ kalpayantaṃ vibhūtibhiḥ //

Arranging in due time the marriages of His sons and daughters / with wives and husbands befitting them, accompanied by riches;

32. Somewhere performing marriage and other rites in due time for sons and daughters, arranging for worthy brides and bridegrooms as may be proper to their royal fortune.

10.69.33

prasthāpanopanayanair apatyānāṃ mahotsavān /
vīkṣya yogeśvareśasya yeṣāṃ lokā visismire //

Upon seeing the great festivals for His children with send-offs and investitures with the sacred thread, / the people were filled with wonder at the Lord of the masters of yoga.

33. Now conducting festivities at the time of giving His children a send off, or in receiving those that returned, or at the hour of initiating them, to see which all the world was astonished;

10.69.34

yajantaṃ sakalān devān kvāpi kratubhir ūrjitaiḥ /
pūrtayantaṃ kvacid dharmaṃ kūrpārāma-maṭhādibhiḥ //

In one place worshipping all the gods with grand sacrifices; / elsewhere fulfilling religious duty by constructing wells, gardens, monasteries, and the like;

34. Somewhere worshipping all the gods, his own amsas, with well arranged sacrifices, somewhere establishing Dharma in the form of wells, groves, choultries raising plantations and the like. 35. Somewhere, riding on the back of a sea-born horse and running after a game, somewhere striking at sacrificial animals kept at bay by important Yadavas;

10.69.35

carantaṃ mṛgayāṃ kvāpi hayam āruhya saindhavam /
ghnantaṃ tatra paśūn medhyān parītaṃ yadu-puṅgavaiḥ //

Somewhere engaging in hunting mounted on a Sindhu horse, / slaying there sacrificial wild beasts, surrounded by foremost Yādavas;

10.69.36

avyakta-lingaṃ prakṛtiṣv antaḥ-pura-gṛhādiṣu /
kvacic carantaṃ yogeśaṃ tat-tad-bhāva-bubhutsayā //

In disguise, the Lord of yoga wandered at times among His subjects, inside the inner quarters, houses, and elsewhere, / wishing to understand their feelings.

36. Somewhere, the Lord of yoga desirous of observing their inward feelings going about *incognito* among His own ministers (chief officers), harem and house and through other places.

10.69.37

athovāca hṛṣīkeśaṃ nāradaḥ prahasann iva /
yoga-māyodayaṃ vīkṣya mānuṣīm īyuṣo gatim //

Then, as if smiling, Nārada spoke to Hṛṣīkeśa, / having witnessed the display of creative power in Him who had assumed human ways:

37. Then having thus observed Krishna's display of His vast powers of yoga and at the same time His exhibiting the course of human conduct Narada smilingly said to Hrishikesa:—

10.69.38

vidāma yoga-māyās te durdarśā api māyinām /
yogeśvarātman nirbhātā bhavat-pāda-niṣevayā //

‘We know Your creative powers, which are hard to perceive even for illusionists, / O Soul of the lords of yoga; they have become visible through service to Your feet.

38. O Master of the great Yogins, having received light through the worship of Thy feet, we are able to see Thy wonderful Yoga-powers, though not easy to be seen even by Mayins (Yogins),

10.69.39

anujānīhi māṃ deva lokāṃs te yaśasāplutān /
paryaṭāmi tavodgāyan līlā bhuvana-pāvanīḥ //

Permit me, O Lord, to wander through the worlds inundated with Your glory, / singing aloud of Your world-purifying divine play.’

39. Be pleased to give me leave, O Lord, to go about the worlds flooded with Thy glory and let me loudly sing Thy sportful work that purifies the world.

10.69.40

/0 śrī-bhagavān uvāca
brahman dhannasya vaktāhaṃ kartā tad-anumoditā /
tac chikṣayan lokam imam āsthitaḥ putra mā khidaḥ //

The Lord said:
‘O brāhmaṇa, I am the speaker of dharma, the doer of it, and the approver of it. / Instructing this world in it, I have assumed this state, my son; do not be perplexed.’

40. The Lord said:— O sage, I teach Dharma, I practice it, and I approve of it, O son, I have been in this world teaching it by example: O son, do not be troubled.

10.69.41

/0 śrī-śuka uvāca
ity ācarantaṃ sad-dharmān pāvanān gṛha-medhinām /
tam eva sarva-geheṣu santam ekaṃ dadarśa ha //

Śrī Śuka said:
Thus he saw Him, the one Lord present in all the houses, / performing the purifying pious duties of householders.

41. Sri Suka said:— Thus the sage saw the one and the same Krishna observing in all the houses the house-holder's righteous duties that lead to his purity.

10.69.42

kṛṣṇasyānanta-vīryasya yoga-māyā-mahodayam /
muhur dṛṣṭvā ṛṣir abhūd vismito jāta-kautukaḥ //

Seeing again and again the great display of the creative power of Kṛṣṇa of boundless prowess, / the seer was filled with wonder and curiosity.

42. Having seen over and again the vast display of the yoga powers of Krishna of unlimited energy, the sage who had the curiosity was filled with astonishment.

10.69.43

ity artha-kāma-dharmeṣu kṛṣṇena śraddhitātmanā /
samyak sabhājitaḥ prītas tam evānusmaran yayau //

Thus duly honored in matters of wealth, pleasure, and dharma by Kṛṣṇa with faithful devotion, / he departed rejoicing, constantly remembering Him alone.

43. Well honoured by Krishna who exemplified genuine faith in seeking Artha, Kama and Dharma, the sage was delighted and went about constantly thinking of Him.

10.69.44

evaṃ manuṣya-padavīm anuvartamāno nārāyaṇo 'khila-bhavāya gṛhīta-śaktiḥ /
reme 'ṇga ṣoḍaśa-sahasra-varāṅganānāṃ sa-vrīḍa-sauhṛda-nirīkṣaṇa-hāsa-juṣṭaḥ //

Thus following the human path, Nārāyaṇa, having assumed His potency for the good of all existence, / took delight, O dear one, enjoyed by the bashful, affectionate glances and smiles of sixteen thousand noble women.

44. Thus adopting the course of human life, Narayana appeared in various forms for the good of the whole world and delightfully spent the time worshipped by the fifteen thousand excellent damsels with their bashful and friendly looks and smiles.

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yānīha viśva-vilayodbhava-vṛtti-hetuḥ $ karmāṇy ananya-viṣayāṇi harīś cakāra &

Whatever deeds Hari, the cause of the dissolution, origination, and maintenance of the universe, performed here, which are unmatched by any other,

45. He who sings of, or listens to, or views with approbation those exploits impossible for others, which Hari, the cause of the world, its origin, destruction and existence, performed, will acquire devotion to the Almighty Lord who leads him to Moksha.

10.69.45

yas tv aṅga gāyati śṛṇoty anumodate vā % bhaktir bhaved bhagavati hy apavarga-mārge //

Whoever sings, hears, or rejoices in them, O dear one, / will indeed attain devotion to the Lord, the path to liberation.