Srimad Bhagavatam 6.3.20-21

[makarand]

TEXTS 20–21

svayambhūr nāradaḥ śambhuḥ

kumāraḥ kapilo manuḥ

prahlādo janako bhīṣmo

balir vaiyāsakir vayam

dvādaśaite vijānīmo

dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ bhaṭāḥ

guhyaṁ viśuddhaṁ durbodhaṁ

yaṁ jñātvāmṛtam aśnute

SYNONYMS

svayambhūḥ—Lord Brahmā; nāradaḥ—the great saint Nārada; śambhuḥ—Lord Śiva; kumāraḥ—the four Kumāras; kapilaḥ—Lord Kapila; manuḥ—Svāyambhuva Manu; prahlādaḥ—Prahlāda Mahārāja; janakaḥ—Janaka Mahārāja; bhīṣmaḥ—Grandfather Bhīṣma; baliḥ—Bali Mahārāja; vaiyāsakiḥ—Śukadeva, the son of Vyāsadeva; vayam—we; dvādaśa—twelve; ete—these; vijānīmaḥ—know; dharmam—real religious principles; bhāgavatam—which teach a person how to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhaṭāḥ—O my dear servants; guhyam—very confidential; viśuddham—transcendental, not contaminated by the material modes of nature; durbodham—not easily understood; yam—which; jñātvā—understanding; amṛtam—eternal life; aśnute—he enjoys.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahmā, Bhagavān Nārada, Lord Śiva, the four Kumāras, Lord Kapila [the son of Devahūti], Svāyambhuva Manu, Prahlāda Mahārāja, Janaka Mahārāja, Grandfather Bhīṣma, Bali Mahārāja, Śukadeva Gosvāmī and I myself know the real religious principle. My dear servants, this transcendental religious principle, which is known as bhāgavata-dharma, or surrender unto the Supreme Lord and love for Him, is uncontaminated by the material modes of nature. It is very confidential and difficult for ordinary human beings to understand, but if by chance one fortunately understands it, he is immediately liberated, and thus he returns home, back to Godhead.