martyas tayānusavam edhitayā mukunda
śrīmat-kathā-śravaṇa-kīrtana-cintayaiti
tad dhāma dustara-kṛtānta-javāpavargaḿ
grāmād vanaḿ kṣiti-bhujo 'pi yayur yad-arthāḥ
martyah -- a mortal; taya -- by such; anusavam -- constantly; edhitaya -- increasing; mukunda -- about Lord Krishna; srimat -- beautiful; katha -- of the topics; sravana -- by hearing; kirtana -- chanting; cintaya -- and meditating; eti -- goes; tat -- His; dhama -- to the abode; dustara -- unavoidable; krita-anta -- of death; java -- of the force; apavargam -- the place of cessation; gramat -- from one's mundane home; vanam -- to the forest; kshiti-bhujah -- kings (like Priyavrata); api -- even; yayuh -- went; yat -- whom; arthah -- for the sake of obtaining.
By regularly hearing, chanting and meditating on the beautiful topics of Lord Mukunda with ever-increasing sincerity, a mortal being will attain the divine kingdom of the Lord, where the inviolable power of death holds no sway. For this purpose, many persons, including great kings, abandoned their mundane homes and took to the forest.
For the Srimad-Bhagavatam's Tenth Canto, this verse is the phala-sruti, the promise of success given to one who hears it. The process of devotional service begins with hearing topics about the Supreme Lord. When one has heard these topics properly, he can then proceed to chant them for others' benefit and reflect on their significance. This leads to faithful adherence to the principles of devotional service, which culminates in absolute faith in Lord Krishna. Such perfect faith gives one the right to enter the Lord's intimate service and, in due course of time, return to one's eternal, spiritual life in one of the Lord's personal domains.
Humbly offering his comments on the Tenth Canto at the lotus feet of his worshipable Lord, Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti prays,
mad-gavir api gopalah
svi-kuryat kripaya yadi
tadaivasam payah pitva
hrishyeyus tat-priya janah
"If Lord Gopala mercifully accepts the cows of my words, then His dear devotees may enjoy the pleasure of drinking their milk -- the nectar produced by hearing them."
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to the Tenth Canto, Ninetieth Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "Summary of Lord Krishna's Glories."
The Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam was completed on December 27, 1988, the anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's disappearance.
END OF THE TENTH CANTO
