Srimad Bhagavatam 8.23.30-31

[makarand]

TEXT 30

ya idaṁ deva-devasya

harer adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ

avatārānucaritaṁ

śṛṇvan yāti parāṁ gatim

SYNONYMS

yaḥ—anyone who; idam—this; deva-devasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped by the demigods; hareḥ—of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Hari; adbhuta-karmaṇaḥ—whose activities are all wonderful; avatāra-anucaritam—activities performed in His different incarnations; śṛṇvan—if one continues to hear; yāti—he goes; parām gatim—to the supreme perfection, back home, back to Godhead.

TRANSLATION

If one hears about the uncommon activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various incarnations, he is certainly elevated to the higher planetary system or even brought back home, back to Godhead.

TEXT 31

kriyamāṇe karmaṇīdaṁ

daive pitrye ’tha mānuṣe

yatra yatrānukīrtyeta

tat teṣāṁ sukṛtaṁ viduḥ

SYNONYMS

kriyamāṇe—upon the performance; karmaṇi—of a ritualistic ceremony; idam—this description of the characteristics of Vāmanadeva; daive—to please the demigods; pitrye—or to please the forefathers, as in a śrāddha ceremony; atha—either; mānuṣe—for the pleasure of human society, as in marriages; yatra—wherever; yatra—whenever; anukīrtyeta—is described; tat—that; teṣām—for them; sukṛtam—auspicious; viduḥ—everyone should understand.

TRANSLATION

Whenever the activities of Vāmanadeva are described in the course of a ritualistic ceremony, whether the ceremony be performed to please the demigods, to please one’s forefathers in Pitṛloka, or to celebrate a social event like a marriage, that ceremony should be understood to be extremely auspicious.