Å›raddhÄmá¹›ta-kathÄyÄá¹ me
śaśvan mad-anukīrtanam
pariniá¹£á¹hÄ ca pÅ«jÄyÄá¹
stutibhiḥ stavanaṠmama
Ädaraḥ paricaryÄyÄá¹
sarvÄá¹…gair abhivandanam
mad-bhakta-pÅ«jÄbhyadhikÄ
sarva-bhūteṣu man-matiḥ
mad-artheá¹£v aá¹…ga-ceá¹£á¹Ä ca
vacasÄ mad-guṇeraṇam
mayy arpaṇaṠca manasaḥ
sarva-kÄma-vivarjanam
mad-arthe 'rtha-parityÄgo
bhogasya ca sukhasya ca
iá¹£á¹aá¹ dattaá¹ hutaá¹ japtaá¹
mad-arthaṠyad vrataṠtapaḥ
evaá¹ dharmair manuá¹£yÄṇÄm
uddhavÄtma-nivedinÄm
mayi sañjÄyate bhaktiḥ
ko 'nyo 'rtho 'syÄvaÅ›iá¹£yate
Å›raddhÄ - faith; amá¹›ta - in the nectar; kathÄyÄm - of narrations; me - about Me; Å›aÅ›vat - always; mat - of Me; anukÄ«rtanam - chanting the glories; pariniá¹£á¹hÄ - fixed in attachment; ca - also; pÅ«jÄyÄm - in worshiping Me; stutibhiḥ - with beautiful hymns; stavanam - formal prayers; mama - in relation to Me; Ädaraḥ - great respect; paricaryÄyÄm - for My devotional service; sarva-aá¹…gaiḥ - with all the limbs of the body; abhivandanam - offering obeisances; mat - My; bhakta - of the devotees; pÅ«jÄ - worship; abhyadhikÄ - preeminent; sarva-bhÅ«teá¹£u - in all living entities; mat - of Me; matiḥ - consciousness; mat-artheá¹£u - for the sake of serving Me; aá¹…ga-ceá¹£á¹Ä - ordinary, bodily activities; ca - also; vacasÄ - with words; mat-guṇa - My transcendental qualities; Ä«raṇam - declaring; mayi - in Me; arpaṇam - placing; ca - also; manasaḥ - of the mind; sarva-kÄma - of all material desires; vivarjanam - rejection; mat-arthe - for My sake; artha - of wealth; parityÄgaḥ - the giving up; bhogasya - of sense gratification; ca - also; sukhasya - of material happiness; ca - also; iá¹£á¹am - desirable activities; dattam - charity; hutam - offering of sacrifice; japtam - chanting the holy names of the Lord; mat-artham - for the sake of achieving Me; yat - which; vratam - vows, such as fasting on EkÄdaśī; tapaḥ - austerities; evam - thus; dharmaiḥ - by such religious principles; manuá¹£yÄnÄm - of human beings; uddhava - Mv dear Uddhava; Ätma-nivedinÄm - who are surrendered souls; mayi - to Me; sañjÄyate - arises; bhaktiḥ - loving devotion; kaḥ - what; anyaḥ - other; arthaḥ - purpose; asya - of My devotee; avaÅ›iá¹£yate - remains.
Firm faith in the blissful narrations of My pastimes, constant chanting of My glories, unwavering attachment to ceremonial worship of Me, praising Me through beautiful hymns, great respect for My devotional service, offering obeisances with the entire body, performing first-class worship of My devotees, consciousness of Me in all living entities, offering of ordinary, bodily activities in My devotional service, use of words to describe My qualities, offering the mind to Me, rejection of all material desires, giving up wealth for My devotional service, renouncing material sense gratification and happiness, and performing all desirable activities such as charity, sacrifice, chanting, vows and austerities with the purpose of achieving Me — these constitute actual religious principles, by which those human beings who have actually surrendered themselves to Me automatically develop love for Me. What other purpose or goal could remain for My devotee?
The words mad-bhakta-pÅ«jÄbhyadhikÄ are significant in this verse. AbhyadhikÄ indicates “superior quality.†The Lord is extremely satisfied with those who offer worship to His pure devotees, and He rewards them accordingly. Because of the Lord’s generous appraisal of His pure devotees, worship of the pure devotees is described as superior to worship of the Lord Himself. The words mad-artheá¹£v aá¹…ga-ceá¹£á¹Ä state that ordinary, bodily activities such as brushing the teeth, taking bath, eating, etc., should all be offered to the Supreme Lord as devotional service. The words vacasÄ mad-guṇeraṇam indicate that whether one speaks in ordinary, crude language or with learned poetic eloquence, one should describe the glories of the Personality of Godhead. The words mad-arthe ’rtha-parityÄgaḥ indicate that one should spend one’s money for festivals glorifying the Personality of Godhead, such as Ratha-yÄtrÄ, JanmÄá¹£á¹amÄ« and Gaura-pÅ«rṇimÄ. Also, one is herein instructed to spend money to assist the mission of one’s spiritual master and other Vaiṣṇavas. Wealth that cannot be used properly in the Lord’s service and is thus an impediment to one’s clear consciousness should be given up entirely. The word bhogasya refers to sense gratification, headed by sex enjoyment, and sukhasya refers to sentimental material happiness, such as excessive family attachment. The words dattaá¹ hutam indicate that one should offer to brÄhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas first-class foods cooked in ghee. One should offer the vibration svÄhÄ to Lord Viṣṇu in an authorized sacrificial fire along with grains and ghee. The word japtam indicates that one should constantly chant the holy names of the Lord.
