Glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam

[Paramananda das]

Glorification of Srimad Bhagavatam By Srila Sanatana Gosvami´s Krishna-lila-stava sarva-sastrabdhi-piyusa  sarva-vedaika-sat-phala sarva-siddhanta-ratnadhya  sarva-lokaika-drik-prada  sarva-bhagavata-prana  srimad-bhagavata pabho  kali-dhvantoditaditya  sri-krishna-parivartita (1,2) O Shrimad-Bhagavatam! O nectar churned from the ocean of all the Vedic scriptures! O most prominent transcendental fruit of all the Vedas! O You who are enriched with the jewels of all spiritual philosophical conclusions! O You who grant spiritual vision to all the people of the world! O life-breath of the Vaishnava devotees! O Lord, you are the sun that has arisen to dispell the darkness of Kali-yuga. You are actually Lord Krishna, who has returned among us. paramananda-pathaya  prema-varsy-aksaraya te  sarvada sarva-sevyaya  sri-krishnaya namo ’stu me (3) O Shrimad-Bhagavatam! I offer my respectful obeisances to You. By reading You one attains transcendental bliss, for Your syllables rain pure love of God upon the reader. You are always to be served by everyone, for You are an incarnation of Lord Krishna. mad-eka-bandho mat-sangin  mad-guro man-maha-dhana  man-nistaraka mad-bhagya  mad-ananda namo ´stu te (4) O Shrimad-Bhagavatam! O my only friend! O my companion! O my teacher! O my great wealth! O my deliverer! O my good fortune! O my bliss! I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. asadhu-sadhuta-dayinn  ati-nicocca-taraka  ha na munca kadacin mam  premna hrit-kanthayoh sphura (5) O Shrimad-Bhagavatam! O giver of saintliness to the unsaintly! O uplifter of the very fallen! Please don´t ever leave me. Please become manifest in my heart and my throat, accompanied by pure love for Krishna.