Krishna Katha - Verse for meditation - 01/11/2010 - 02/11/2010 - Ekadasi reminder for India 2nd NOV Tues - for Melbourne 3rd NOV Wed

SB 7.5.23-24

sri-prahrada uvaca
sravanam kirtanam visnoh
smaranam pada-sevanam
arcanam vandanam dasyam
sakhyam atma-nivedanam

 

iti pumsarpita visnau
bhaktis cen nava-laksana
kriyeta bhagavaty addha
tan manye 'dhitam uttamam

 

sri-prahradah uvaca—Prahlada Maharaja said; sravanam—hearing; kirtanam—chanting; visnoh—of Lord Visnu (not anyone else); smaranam—remembering; pada-sevanam—serving the feet; arcanam—offering worship (with sodasopacara, the sixteen kinds of paraphernalia); vandanam—offering prayers; dasyam—becoming the servant; sakhyam—becoming the best friend; atma-nivedanam—surrendering everything, whatever one has; iti—thus; pumsa arpita—offered by the devotee; visnau—unto Lord Visnu (not to anyone else); bhaktih—devotional service; cet—if; nava-laksana—possessing nine different processes; kriyeta—one should perform; bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; addha—directly or completely; tat—that; manye—I consider; adhitam—learning; uttamam—topmost.

 

Prahlada Maharaja said: Hearing and chanting about the transcendental holy name, form, qualities, paraphernalia and pastimes of Lord Visnu, remembering them, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, offering the Lord respectful worship with sixteen types of paraphernalia, offering prayers to the Lord, becoming His servant, considering the Lord one's best friend, and surrendering everything unto Him (in other words, serving Him with the body, mind and words)—these nine processes are accepted as pure devotional service. One who has dedicated his life to the service of Krsna through these nine methods should be understood to be the most learned person, for he has acquired complete knowledge.

Prahlada Maharaja to Hiranyakasipu