Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 8: Mārkaṇḍeya's Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.8.6

sūta uvāca

praśnas tvayā maharṣe 'yaḿ

kṛto loka-bhramāpahaḥ

nārāyaṇa-kathā yatra

gītā kali-malāpahā

SYNONYMS

sūtaḥ uvācaSūta Gosvāmī said; praśnaḥ — question; tvayā — by you; mahā-ṛṣeO great sage, Śaunaka; ayam — this; kṛtaḥmade; loka — of the entire world; bhrama — the delusion; apahaḥ — which takes away; nārāyaṇa-kathā — discussion of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa; yatrain which; gītā — is sung; kali-mala — the contamination of the present age of Kali; apahā — removing.

TRANSLATION

Sūta Gosvāmī said: O great sage Śaunaka, your very question will help remove everyone's illusion, for it leads to the topics of Lord Nārāyaṇa, which cleanse away the contamination of this Kali age.

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