Bhagvata 12

Bhagvata  12

The Lord, who is the Supreme Ruler (of the universe), the Soul and the Shelter of all, deserves to be meditated upon at all times; (for) those who are about to die meditate upon Him (as a result of practice incessantly carried on while living). He leads them to the state of oneness with Him. (4.50)

Indeed there is noe great virtue possessed by the Kali age, the storehouse of (all) evils, by merely chanting the names and glories of Sri Krishna one is freed from (all) attachments and reaches the Supreme.  (4.51)

What is attained in the Satyyuga by one contemplating on Lord Vishnu, in Treta by one who propitiates Him through sacrifices, and in Dwapara through worship, is attained in the Kali age (merely) by chanting the name and singing the praises of Sri Hari. (4.52)

My ignorance (nescience) including its seed has been eradicated by firmness in Jnana (knowledge of truth) and Vijana (its realization) since the supreme state of the Lord, which rids (one) of all fear, has been revealed (to me) by you. (6.7)

Uttering at the top of his voice the formula Haraye Namaha (even) involuntarily (without) any conscious effort on his part) when fallen(in a well etc) stumbled (while ascending a staircase), afflicted or after sneezing a man is absolved from all sin. (12.46)

Entering the mind of men (even) while His name or praise is being loudly chanted or when His glory is heard of (by them), the infinite Lord, the wise declare, puts an end to all their misfortune in the same way as the sun dispels darkness and a tempestuous disperses the clouds (12.47)

Having studied this Purana a Brahmin bids fair to attain true insight (into the truth); a kshtriya sovereignty over the (whole) earth with a oceans for its girdle; a vaishya, the position of Kubera (the lord of treasures); while a shudra is absolved from all sins. (12.64)

I bow to the (celebrated) sage Suka the son of Vyasa, whose mind is (ever) full in (the realizationof) his own blissful character and who has thereby abandoned the thoughtof another (the notion of diversity), nevertheless whose firmness was shaken by the charming stories of the invincible Lord (Vishnu) and who graciously dilated upon the Bhagwat Puran connected with Him, which reveals the (highest) truth, and (as such) wiping out the suffering of all (12.68)

It has for its theme that one reality without a second—which is the sum and substance of all the Upanishada (which are the culmination of the Vedas) and has been characterized as the oneness of Brahma (the Absolute) and the (individual) soul and Spirit from matter as its only object. (13.12)

He who, on the full moon of (the month of) Bhadrapada(roughly corresponding to August) gift (a copy of) the Bhagwata, placed on a throne of gold, attains the highest goal (after death). (13.13)

The other Puranas spread their luster in an assemblage of the righteous (only) so long as the great and glorious Bhagawata is not directly visible.(13.14)

The glorious Bhagwata is surely considered to be the cream of the Upnishadas. A man sated with its nectarine flavor will not find delight anywhere else. (13.15)

It occupies the same (pride of) place among the gods, and Lord Shiva (the Source of all blessings) among the votaries of Lord Vishnu. (13.16)

Again, Bhagwata is certainly unexcelled among the Puranic collections in the same way, as Kashi is really unsurpassed among holy places. (13.17)

The glorious Bhagwata is a faultless Purana, which is beloved of the Vaishnava, in which stands celebrated the one supreme Reality, which is all consciousness (as well as all truth and all bliss), free from (all) impurity (in the form of contact with Maya) and which is the goal of Paramhamsas (ascetics of the highest order).  In this Purana withdrawal from all activity, coupled with spiritual enlightenment, dispassion and Devotion, has been expounded. A man devoutly listening to it, carefully reading it and given to pondering it bids fair to get liberated. (13.18)

We meditate on that pure, taintless, immortal and highest Reality which is untouched by sorrow and by which (manifested in the form of Lord Narayana) was graciously brought to light at the beginning of creation this matchless lamp of wisdom to Brahma (the creator) and as Brahma to (the celestial sage) Narada, as Narada to the sage Krishna (vedavyasa) and as the latter to the sage Suka (the prince among the Yogis) and in the form of Suka, to king Parikshit (the favoured of the Lord). (13.19)

Hail to the celebrated Lord Vasudeva, the witness (of all), who (for the first time) taught this Purana out of grace to Brahma, who was keen to get liberated. (13.20)

Hail to the sage Suka, that prince among the Yogis, the revealer of brahma, who redeemed King Parikshit (the favoured of Lord Vishnu), bitten by the serpent in the form of (fear of) rebirth. (13.21)

So ordain, O Ruler of gods that devotion to your feet may sprout (in my heart) in every birth (that I may have to take); for You are our protector, o Lord ! (13.22)

I salute Sri Hari (the Dispeller of all fears and agony), the Supreme Lord, the loud chanting of whose Names is the (most efficacious and easiest) way to wipe out all sin and respectful salutation to whom alleviates (all) suffering. (13.23)