Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Mathajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
A couple of days back, i happened to speak with Maharaj and Maharaj gave a nectarian verse SB 2.2.37. When we were in singapore, Maharaj was giving us some tips on how to study Bhagavatam. One interesting thing Maharaj said was to write the sanskrit equivalent for the important words in the translation. This will help us concentrate on the important aspect of the verse. I tried to do that for this verse and to my astonishment, all the sanskrit words got fit into the translation! And when i read the purport, it was much more astounding because, for each line in the verse, Prabhupada had given explanation in the purport. The verse is so clear and nectarian. I leave it out to you to share your realizations with all others. It is really amazing to see the authority of Srila Prabhupada! He just lived these verses!
It is said that In Vrindavan every word is a music, every step is a dance and so on. I think we can extend this boldly to say - "Every line of Srila Prabhupada's purport is a verse in the scripture!!"
Srila Prabhupada ki Jai!!! Granthraj Srimad Bhagavatam ki Jai!!!
Here is the verse...
pibanti ye bhagavata atmanah satam
kathamrtam sravana-putesu sambhrtam
punanti te visaya-vidusitasayam
vrajanti tac-carana-saroruhantikam
pibanti--who drink; ye--those; bhagavatah--of the Personality of Godhead; atmanah--of the most dear; satam--of devotees; katha-amrtam--the nectar of the messages; sravana-putesu--within the earholes; sambhrtam--fully filled; punanti--purify; te--their; visaya--material enjoyment; vidusita-asayam--polluted aim of life; vrajanti--do go back; tat--the Lord's; carana--feet; saroruha-antikam--near the lotus.
"Those who drink (pibanti ye) through aural reception (sravana putesu), fully filled (sambhrtam) with the nectarean message of Lord Krsna (kathamrtam), the beloved of the devotees (atmanah satam), purify(punanti) the polluted aim of life (vidhushita ashayam) known as material enjoyment (visaya) and thus go back to Godhead (vrajanti), to the lotus feet of Him(tat carana saroruha-antikam)[the Personality of Godhead (bhagavata)]."
Purport
The sufferings of human society are due to a polluted aim of life, namely lording it over the material resources. – vishaya vidhushitashayam (Maharaj said this is one of the key point in the verse)
"The highest perfectional thinking for human society is suggested here by Sukadeva Gosvami, namely, sufficiently hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam. – kathamrtam sravana putesu sambhrtam" (the verse in gopika gitam SB 10.31.9 - 'tava kathamrtam tapta jivanam' is so close in meaning)
"For a pure devotee of the Lord, any topics in relation with His name, fame, quality, entourage, etc., are all pleasing, and because such topics have been approved by great devotees like Narada, Hanuman, Nanda Maharaja and other inhabitants of Vrndavana, certainly such messages are transcendental and pleasing to the heart and soul. - pibanti ye bhagavata atmanah satam"
"And by the constant hearing of the messages of the Bhagavad-gita, and later of Srimad-Bhagavatam, one is assured herein by Srila Sukadeva Gosvami that he will reach the Personality of Godhead and render Him transcendental loving service in the spiritual planet of the name Goloka Vrndavana, which resembles a huge lotus flower. – vrajanti tac carana saroruhantikam."
Srila Prabhupada glorifies Srimad Bhagavatam in the following lines of the Purport.
"The highest perfectional thinking for human society is suggested here by Sukadeva Gosvami, namely, sufficiently hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam. For men in this age of Kali, when they have lost the perfect vision of life, this Srimad-Bhagavatam is the torchlight by which to see the real path."
Thank you very much
Yours in service of Srila Prabhupada
Kalacakra das