Saturday, December 12, 2020

Srimadh bhagawatha mahathmyam FRom Skanda Purana

 Srimadh  bhagawatha  mahathmyam

The  greatness  of Bhagawatha

(Skanda  puranam,  Vishnu  Kandam-AS told by  Lord Vishnu  to  Lord Brahma)

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 


(Normally  Bhagawatha  Mahathmyam  indicates the first  few chapters of Bhagawatha purana  or what  is given in Padma Purana , It is a form of story Where BHakthi(devotion) telling about   story  of Kali age.

, Here  is a rare one   from Skanda purana, in which Lord Vishnu  tells about  greatness  of Bhagawatha 

 

1.Srimad Bhagawatham nama puraanam, loka visrutham,

Srunuyaa sradhaya yuktho Mama  SAnthosha Karanam

 

The purana  named  Bhagawatha is  world famous,

If it  is heard with attention ,it would  be cause of my happiness

 

2. Nithyam   bhagawatham yasthu  puranam padathe nara

Prathyaksharan  bhavedh thasya  kapila dhanajam phalam

 

If a human being   reads  Bhagawatha   the   Purana  daily,

It would become evident  to him  that he  gets the  result of giving away a Brown cow

 

3.Slokardham sloka padham vaa nithyam bhagawathothbhavam,

Padeth, srunyadh yasthu Go  saharsra balam labheth

 

If half  of a sloka  of  one  line of origin  of Bhagawatha  is daily,

Read or heard it would get   effect of  giving thousand   cows  in charity

 

4.YA padeth prayatho nithyam  bhagawatham sutha,

Ashta dasa  puraanaanaam phalam aapnothi  manava

 

BY him  who reads Bhagawatha  oh son,    daily   with attention,

That  human beings will  get the effect of reading   all  the eighteen  puranas

 

5.NIthyam mama  kadhaa yathra thathra   thishatanthi  Vaishnavaa,

Kali baahya  naraasthe vai ye  archayathi sadhaa mama

 

The  devotees of Vishnu  who keeps   my story   here  or there  daily,

Becomes  humans out of kali age and they  will be   always  worshipping me

 

6.Vaishnavaanaam  thu saasthraani  ye archayanthi   gruhe  nara,

Sarva  papa  vinirmukthaa, bhavanthi  suvandhithaa

 

Those Human beings who   worship  sasthras   of   devotees  of Vishnu in their home,

Would  get rid of all sins and become  suitable  for saluting by all.

 

7,.Ye archayanthi gruhe  nithyam sasthram Bhagawatham Kalou,

Aaspotayanthi valkanthi dosham, preetho  bhavamyaham

 

Those   who worship daily  the  sastra  called  Bhagawatham in the kali age,

Would shake away  defects and get  rid of defects and become  dear   to me

 

8.Yavadh dhinani , hey puthra sastram  bhagawatham  gruhe,

THavad  pibanthi pithara  ksheeram  sarpir  madhoodhakam

 

Oh son , on the day   the   sasthra  called  Bhagwathram is kept  in the home,

He will make   ancestors   drink  milk  and  water of ghee  and honey

 

9.Yachanthi   Vaishnavae bhakthyaa sasthram  bhagawatham hi yea

Kalpa koti  sahasraani mama  loke  vasanthi  tho

 

That  devotee of  Vishnu   who keeps  the  sastra  called  BHagawatha with devotion,

Would  live  in my world  for     crores  of eons.

 

10.Ye archayanthi sadhaa gehe sasthram Bhagawatham naraa

Praneethasthaischa Vibudhaa yavath abhootha samplavam

 

The human being who worships  always in his home , the sasthra  called  Bhagawatha,

And salutes it, at that  time   would take  the form of  a genius

 

11.Slokardham  sloka padham vaa varam  Bhagawatham   gruhe,

Satha so atha sahasraischa kimanyai sasthra   samgruhai

 

If  half of a sloka  or one part  of  sloka of Bhagawatham is repeated  in a house

What is the  use  of collection hundreds  of thousands  other   sasthra    collections there

 

12Na   yasya   thishtathe   sasthram Gruhe  Bhagawatham  Gruham

Na  thasya  punar  aavrutheer yaamya  paasath sudarshana

 

In the house  where  BHagawatha  is there other  sasthras  are not  needed

There is no need to repeat  , for it is   like just like keeping  rope of Yama  and Sudarshana together

 

13.Khadham sa vaishnavo jneya sasthram bhagawatham kalou,

Grahena  thishtathe  yasyaswapa  sadhathi kohi saa

 

That  home  where   there  is a devotee of  Vishnu knowing Bhagawatha  Sasthra,

In Kali age,  in that place  , no one needs to learn  any thing more

 

14. sarvaswe naabhi lokesa karthavya  sasthra  samgraha,

Vaishvavasthu sadhaa bhakthyaa thuushtyartham mama puthraka.

 

All the   things here,  oh Brahma,  are the   collection of duties

To the Vaishnava   with  permanent  devotion for his joy, my son

 

15.Yathra  yathra  bhaveth  punyam, sasthram  Bhagawatham kalou,

Thathra thathra  sadaivaham, bhavami  tridasai  sadhaa

 

IN the  Kali age    the   blessings that  we receive  by reading  Bhagawatha Sasthra

Is always    three  times  more than when it is   done  in other  times

 

16THathra  sarvaani theerthaani nadhi natha saaramsi cha 

Yajnaa sAptha  puree  nithyam punyaa   sarve shilochayaa

 

The   daily  blessings we get  from all sacred of rivers.

And  Yajnaa   in seven cities daily are  only  just a heap  of stones

 

17.Srothavyam mama  sasthram hi  yaso  dharma  jayaarrthinaa,

Papa kshyaartham  lokesa, mokshaartham dharma  budhinaa

 

Hearing  my  Sastram  is definitely  fame  , doing dharma  , getting victory  and wealth

This is for sins   to reduce  oh Brahma and  to get  salvation to followers  of Dharma

 

18.Sri madh bhagawatham punyam ayur   arogya  pushtidham

Padanaath  saavanath vaapi  sarva  paapai  pramuchyathe

 

The  Bhagawatha  is blessed, increases  life span and health,

By reading it or hearing it, all sins   would  go away

 

19.Na srunvanthi na  hrushyanthi  Srimadh  Bhagawatham  Param,

SAthyam sathyam  hi lokesa, theshaam  swami  sadhaa  yama

 

If you do not hear  nor do you  like   the   divine  srimadh Bhagawatham,

It is the truth and truth oh Brahma , that  your gods would always be Yama to you

 

20.Na gachathi   yadhaa marthya, srothum bhagawatham suthaa

Ekadasyaam  viseshena  naasthi  papa ratha sthathaa

 

That human being  who does not go  to hear  Bhagawatha  ,

Especially  on Ekadasi, there  is no   greater  sinner  than him

 

21.Slokam Bhagawatham  Chaapi, slokardham , padhameva vaa,

Likitham  thishtathe   yasya grauhe  thasya  vasaamyaham

 

In the person’s  home   where  a sloka    or half sloka  or  a word,

Of Bhagawatham is  written and kept, I will  live there

 

22.Sarvasramaabhi gamanam, sarva theerthavagaahanam

Na thathaa  pavanam nrunam, sri bhagawatham   yadhaa

 

Visiting all hermitages  and drinking all the sacred waters,

Is  not    as  holy as,  keeping  Bhagawatham there

 

23.Yathra  yathra  chathur vakthra Srimadh   bhagawatham  Bhavedh,

Gachami thathra  thathraaham  gowryadhaa sutha  vathsalaa

 

Wherever  on all the   directions you  see, there is Bhagawatham

I go there for   in that place,  there is the affection born out of splendor

 

24.Math kadhaa  vachakam nithyam math  kadha  sravane  ratham

Math kadhaa preetha mansam , naaham dhyakshyaami tham naram

 

That  human being  who reads  one sentence  of my story,

Or  interested  in hearing  my story  or likes  my story is liked by me

 

25.Srimadh Bhagawatham punyam   drushtwaa  no thishtathe hi yaa

SAmvathsaram  thasya  punyam vilayam  yaathi  puthrakaa

 

If the blessed  Bhagawatha is seen or kept  in a place

For one year  that Punya  would  be encircling there, oh son

 

26.Srimadh  BHagawatham Drushtwaa  prathyudhabhi vathanai

SAmmanayetha  tham drushtwaa  bhavedh preethir  mama  mathulaa

 

If  once  Bhagawatham is seen, if one   go towards  it  ,

And respect it, he who does  would become   dear to my mind

 

27.DRushtwaa  BHagawatham dhoorath prakrameth sammukam hi ya,

Padhe  padhe,   aswamedhasya  phalam prapnothya samsayam

 

When you  see   Bhagawatha  at a distance, if you  proceed towards it

Step by step, without doubt  you will get  the effect of performing  Aswamedha

 

28.Uthaaya pranameth  yo vai Srimadh  Bhagawatham nara

Dhana puthraam sthadhaa dhaaran  bakthim cha prathathamyaham

 

To that man  who gets   up  and salutes   Srimadh  Bhagawatha

I will give  money   sons  and continuous   devotion

 

29.Maharajo  upacharaisthu srimadh Bhagwadham sutha,

Srunvanthi ye   naraa  bhakthyaa  theshaam  vasyo  bhavamyaham

 

To that man who  does   respect  like a king   the  Bhagawatha,

And hears  it with devotion, I would  become under his control

 

30.Mamothsveshu  sarveshu  Srimadh Bhagawatham  Param

Srunvanthi   ye naraa bhakthyaa  mama prethyai  suvrudhaa

 

Among  all my festivals Bhagawatha   is the greatest

That human being who   hears it with devotion would become  my  favourite disciplined person

 

31.Vasthra   alankaranai puspair dhoopa dheepo  harakai

Vaseekruthohya aham thaischa sath sthriyaa  sath pathir yadhaa

 

Where  it  is decorated with clothand flower , incense, lamp and garland  is offered,

I am attracted   by that  place  and  bless that good wives and good  husbands  would be there

 

 

 

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