yÄ yÄḥ kathÄ bhagavataḥ
kathanīyoru-karmaṇaḥ
guṇa-karmÄÅ›rayÄḥ pumbhiḥ
saá¹sevyÄs tÄ bubhÅ«á¹£ubhiḥ
yÄḥ - whatever; yÄḥ - and whatsoever; kathÄḥ - topics; bhagavataḥ - about the Personality of Godhead; kathanÄ«ya - were to be spoken by me; uru-karmaṇaḥ - of Him who acts wonderfully; guṇa - transcendental qualities; karma - uncommon deeds; ÄÅ›rayÄḥ - involving; pumbhiḥ - by persons; saá¹sevyÄḥ - ought to be heard; tÄḥ - all of them; bubhÅ«á¹£ubhiḥ - by those who want their own welfare.
The systematic hearing of the transcendental activities, qualities and names of Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa pushes one towards eternal life. Systematic hearing means knowing Him gradually in truth and fact, and this knowing Him in truth and fact means attaining eternal life, as stated in the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ. Such transcendental, glorified activities of Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa are the prescribed remedy for counteracting the process of birth, death, old age and disease, which are considered to be material awards for the conditioned living being. The culmination of such a perfectional stage of life is the goal of human life and the attainment of transcendental bliss.