śrīmadbhāgavam
SB 2.4.12
śrī-śuka uvāca
namaḥ parasmai puruṣāya bhūyase
sad-udbhava-sthāna-nirodha-līlayā
gṛhīta-śakti-tritayāya dehinām
antarbhavāyānupalakṣya-vartmane
SB 2.4.13
bhūyo namaḥ sad-vṛjina-cchide ’satām
asambhavāyākhila-sattva-mūrtaye
puṁsāṁ punaḥ pāramahaṁsya āśrame
vyavasthitānām anumṛgya-dāśuṣe
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
namaḥ parasmai puruṣāya bhūyase - I offer obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the complete whole;
līlayā - (who has) through His pastime of
sad-udbhava sthāna nirodha -the creation of the material world, its maintenance and and its winding up,
antaḥ-bhavāya dehinām- resides within all who possess material bodies gṛhīta -through assuming
śakti tritayāya - the potential of the three modes Sattva, rajas, Tamas, and thereby
vartmane anupalakṣya -operates in inconceivable ways!
bhūyaḥ -again; namaḥ - my obeisances (to the One);
sat vṛjina cchide -who removes the distress of the devout;
asatām asambhavāya - who destroys the wicked,
akhila sattva mūrtaye -the embodiment of all that is good and true;
punaḥ - and again,
dāśuṣe anumṛgya puṁsām - the One who grants liberation to the men
pāramahaṁsye āśrame vyavasthitānām - who are placed in the station of life seeking liberation through spiritual practices.
The Srimadbhagavatam is, perhaps, apart from the Ramayana, the biggest source of devotional scriptural guidance for the Hindus. Portraying the manifestations of Vishnu for the benefit of all creation by timely intervention, the Bhagavatam narrates a captivating story.
The story begins with a situation when King Parikshit (son of Abhimanyu) realises that he is destined to die within seven days. He seeks spiritual instruction from Shuka, the born-wise son of Vyasa, the author of Mahabharata, Vedas and the Puranas.
Shuka begins his instruction with these verses. You can make out how the narrative will progress.
I see a total connect between Bhagavadgita and Vishnusahasranama and Bhagavatam.
Happy Onam to all!
