itihÄsam imaá¹ puṇyaá¹
dhÄrayed yaḥ samÄhitaḥ
sa vidhÅ«yeha Å›amalaá¹
brahma-bhÅ«yÄya kalpate
itihÄsam - historical account; imam - this; puṇyam - pious; dhÄrayet - meditates upon; yaḥ - who; samÄhitaḥ - with fixed attention; saḥ - he; vidhÅ«ya - cleaning off; iha - in this very life; Å›amalam - contamination; brahma-bhÅ«yÄya - the supreme spiritual perfection; kalpate - achieves.
Anyone who meditates on this pious historical narration with fixed attention will purify himself of all contamination in this very life and thus achieve the highest spiritual perfection.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupÄda to the Eleventh Canto, Fifth Chapter, of the ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, entitled “NÄrada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva.â€
