Description of Bhārata-varṣa
Chapter Nineteen
Description of Bhārata-varṣa
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śrī-śuka uvāca
kimpuruṣe varṣe bhagavantam ādi-puruṣaṁ lakṣmaṇāgrajaṁ sītābhirāmaṁ rāmaṁ tac-caraṇa-sannikarṣābhirataḥ parama-bhāgavato hanumān saha kimpuruṣair avirata-bhaktir upāste.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa the great devotee Hanumān is always engaged along with the inhabitants of that land in devotional service to Lord Rāmacandra, the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa and dear husband of Sītādevī.
The Nineteenth Chapter describes the form of Rāma in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and Nārāyaṇa in Bhārata-varṣa, and the excellence of Bhārata-varṣa.
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ārṣṭiṣeṇena saha gandharvair anugīyamānāṁ parama-kalyāṇīṁ bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathāṁ samupaśṛṇoti svayaṁ cedaṁ gāyati.
Hanumān, along with Arṣṭiṣeṇa, constantly hears with rapt attention the most auspicious glories of his master, sung by Gandharvas. Hanumān chants the following mantras.
Hanumān hears the glories of the Lord, his master. This indicates that he does not even hear the glories of other forms of the Lord, unlike Nārada and others.
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oṁ namo bhagavate uttamaślokāya nama ārya-lakṣaṇa-śīla-vratāya nama upaśikṣitātmana upāsita-lokāya namaḥ sādhu-vāda-nikaṣaṇāya namo brahmaṇya-devāya mahā-puruṣāya mahā-rājāya nama iti.
I offer respects to the Supreme Lord, most praiseworthy, who is the personification of the best markings, qualities and vows. I offer respects to the Lord who accepted teachings from others, and who is worshipped by all types of people. I offer respects to the Lord who makes all good qualities the most excellent. I offer respects to the Lord worshipped by the brāhmaṇas, who is the great personality, the great king.
I offer respects the Lord who has marks worthy of worship, such as flag and thunderbolt on his feet, qualities like wisdom and vratas like being fixed in dharma (arya-lakṣaṇa-śīla-vratāya), to the Lord who took teachings from guru and brāhmaṇas. Because you thought, “All people down to the washer man should be satisfied with my conduct” you are respected by all people, not just Brahmā. Therefore I offer respects to you, worshipped by all (upasita-lokāya). You establish the highest excellence (nikaṣaṇāya) of reputation as being kind to brāhmaṇas, true to your promise and being merciful. People are attracted by those qualities. On attaining Rāma all good qualities reach their perfection. Just as the best gold is proved to be excellent by the testing stone, so all good qualities are proved to excellent when placed in Rāma.
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