Bhagavatapurana 12.4.39
Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12.4.39
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- Sanskrit
12.4.39
etāḥ kuru-śreṣṭha jagad-vidhātur nārāyaṇasyākhila-sattva-dhāmnaḥ /
līlā-kathās te kathitāḥ samāsataḥ kārtsnyena nājo 'py abhidhātum īśaḥ //
39. O best of Kurus, these accounts of the sportful activities of Narayana, maker of the world, the one centre of all powers, have been given in brief; for not even Brahma is able to describe them in all their details and in entirity.
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saṃsāra-sindhum ati-dustaram uttitīrṣor $ nānyaḥ plavo bhagavataḥ puruṣottamasya &
40. To a man tossed and distressed in the wild fire of various griefs and intent on crossing the impassable sea of Samsara there is no raft other (safer) than the constant listening to, and drinking of, the excellent essence of the sportful activities of the Almighty Lord Purushottama.
Translations (2)
- The Srimad Bhagavatam — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation