Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī Praṇāma
Yaṁ pravrajantam — Obeisances to Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī
I bow down to the sage who lives in the heart of every being. He left home to wander as a renunciant before receiving the sacred thread, with no duty left to bind him. His father Dvaipāyana, stricken by the pain of parting, called after him, "My son!" and the trees, one with him in feeling, gave the answer.
I come for shelter to the son of Vyāsa, teacher of all sages. Moved by compassion for worldly souls who long to cross beyond blind darkness, he spoke this secret treasure among the Purāṇas: the one essence of every Veda, a lamp that lights up the self, filled with what he himself had realised.
His mind was full and at rest in the bliss of the self, and every other state of being had fallen away from him. Even so, the charming pastimes of the unconquerable Lord drew his heart, and in mercy he spread abroad this Purāṇa, a lamp that shows the truth about that Lord. I bow to the son of Vyāsa, who destroys all sin.
About Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī Praṇāma
In the first verse the young Śukadeva walks away from home to live as a renunciant, his father Vyāsa cries out "My son!", and only the trees answer. All three verses are from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Sūta Gosvāmī speaks the first two (1.2.2-3) at Naimiṣāraṇya, before he begins to answer the sages' questions. The third (12.12.69) comes near the very end of the Bhāgavatam. It tells how Śukadeva, already content in the bliss of the self, was drawn by Kṛṣṇa's pastimes and spoke the Purāṇa out of mercy.
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- Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa
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- Praṇāma Mantras
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Frequently asked
Who wrote Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī Praṇāma?
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī Praṇāma was composed by Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa. It appears in Praṇāma Mantras.
What is the meaning of Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī Praṇāma?
I bow down to the sage who lives in the heart of every being. He left home to wander as a renunciant before receiving the sacred thread, with no duty left to bind him. His father Dvaipāyana, stricken by the pain of parting, called after him, "My son!" and the trees, one with him in feeling, gave the answer.
How many verses does Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī Praṇāma have?
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī Praṇāma has 3 verses.
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