vikrīḍitaṁ kāraṇa-sūkarātmanaḥ
vikrīḍitaṁ kāraṇa-sūkarātmanaḥ
śṛṇoti gāyaty anumodate ’ñjasā
vimucyate brahma-vadhād api dvijāḥ
O brāhmaṇas! The person who hears, chants or relishes the astonishing pastime of Varāha killing Hiraṇyākṣa in order to save the earth will be easily delivered from the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa.
This verse encourages even those with material desires to listen to this pastime.
|| 3.19.38||
etan mahā-puṇyam alaṁ pavitraṁ
dhanyaṁ yaśasyaṁ padam āyur-āśiṣām
prāṇendriyāṇāṁ yudhi śaurya-vardhanaṁ
nārāyaṇo ’nte gatir aṅga śṛṇvatām
O Śaunaka! The Supreme Lord will be the shelter at the time of death for those persons who hear this story, which elevates one to Svarga, purifies the heart, brings wealth, fame, position, blessings of long life, and prowess of the senses and life airs during battle.
Thus ends the commentary on Nineteenth Chapter of the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Twenty
Second Description of Brahmā’s Creation
|| 3.20.1||
śaunaka uvāca
mahīṁ pratiṣṭhām adhyasya
saute svāyambhuvo manuḥ
kāny anvatiṣṭhad dvārāṇi
mārgāyāvara-janmanām
Śaunaka said: O son of Romaharṣaṇa! When Svāyambhuva accepted the earth as his shelter, what did he do to manifest the living beings after the appearance of the Kumaṛas?
The secondary creation previously described in detail is again partially in the Twentieth Chapter, in order to relate the lineage stemming from Svāyambhuva Manu.
Pratiṣṭhām means shelter. O son of Romaharṣaṇa (saute)! What did he do to manifest the jīvas who took birth after the Kumāras as a pastime of the Lord (avara-janmanām)? How did he create the more recent living beings?
|| 3.20.2-4||
kṣattā mahā-bhāgavataḥ
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