OBEISANCES TO SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM.

(1)sarva-śāstrābdhi-pīyūṣa sarva-vedaika-sat-phalasarva-siddhānta-ratnāḍhya sarva-lokaika-dṛk-prada(2)sarva-bhāgavata-prāṇa śrīmad-bhāgavata-prabhokali-dhvāntoditāditya śrī-kṛṣṇa-parivartita(3)paramānanda-pāṭhāya prema-varṣy-akṣarāya tesarvadā sarva-sevyāya śrī-kṛṣṇāya namo'stu me(4)mad-eka-bandho mat-sańgin mad-guro man-mahā-dhanaman-nistāraka mad-bhāgya mad-ānanda namo'stu te(5)asādhu-sādhutā-dāyin atinīcocca-tākarahā na muñca kadācin māḿ premṇā hṛt-kaṇṭhayoḥ sphuraTRANSLATION1-2) O Srimad-Bhagavatam, O nectar churned form 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 Vaisnava devotees, O Lord, You are the sun which has arisen to dispel the darkness of the Kali yuga. You are actually Krsna Who has returned (among us).3) O Srimad-Bhagavatam, I offer respectful obeisances unto 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 Krsna.4) O Srimad-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 respectful obeisancesunto you.5) O Srimad-Bhagavatam, O giver of saintliness to the unsaintly, O uplifter of the very fallen, please do not ever leave me. Please become manifested upon my heart and my throat, accompanied by pure love of Krsna.