Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.21.29
yā ta ātma-bhṛtaḿ vīryaḿ
navadhā prasaviṣyati
vīrye tvadīye ṛṣaya
ādhāsyanty añjasātmanaḥ
SYNONYMS:
yā — she; te — by you; ātma-bhṛtam — sown in her; vīryam — the seed; nava-dhā — nine daughters; prasaviṣyati — will bring forth; vīrye tvadīye — in the daughters begotten by you; ṛṣayaḥ — the sages; ādhāsyanti — will beget; añjasā — in total; ātmanaḥ — children.
TRANSLATION:
She will bring forth nine daughters from the seed sown in her by you, and through the daughters you beget, the sages will duly beget children.
Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.21.30
tvaḿ ca samyag anuṣṭhāya
nideśaḿ ma uśattamaḥ
mayi tīrthī-kṛtāśeṣa-
kriyārtho māḿ prapatsyase
SYNONYMS:
tvam — you; ca — and; samyak — properly; anuṣṭhāya — having carried out; nideśam — command; me — My; uśattamaḥ — completely cleansed; mayi — unto Me; tīrthī-kṛta — having resigned; aśeṣa — all; kriyā — of actions; arthaḥ — the fruits; mām — to Me; prapatsyase — you will attain.
TRANSLATION:
With your heart cleansed by properly carrying out My command, resigning to Me the fruits of all your acts, you will finally attain to Me.
PURPORT:
Here the words tīrthī-kṛtāśeṣa-kriyārthaḥ are significant. Tīrtha means a sanctified place where charity is given. People used to go to places of pilgrimage and give munificently in charity. This system is still current. Therefore the Lord said, "In order to sanctify your activities and the results of your actions, you will offer everything unto Me." This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā: "Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice, the result should be given to Me only." In another place in Bhagavad-gītā the Lord said, "I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices, all penances and everything done for the welfare of mankind or society." All activities, therefore, whether for the welfare of family, society, country or humanity at large, must be performed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the instruction given by the Lord to Kardama Muni. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira welcomed Nārada Muni: "Wherever you are present, that place becomes sanctified because the Lord Himself is always seated in your heart." Similarly, if we act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness under the direction of the Lord and His representative, then everything is sanctified. This is the indication given to Kardama Muni, who acted on it and therefore received the most excellent wife and child, as will be disclosed in later verses.
Comments