Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.29.38

so 'cirād eva rājarṣe

syād acyuta-kathāśrayaḥ

śṛṇvataḥ śraddadhānasya

nityadā syād adhīyataḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ — that; acirāt — very soon; eva — certainly; rāja-ṛṣe — O best of kings; syāt — becomes; acyuta — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kathā — narrations; āśrayaḥ — depending on; śṛṇvataḥ — of one who is hearing; śraddadhānasya — faithful; nityadā — always; syāt — becomes; adhīyataḥ — by cultivation.

TRANSLATION

O best of kings, one who is faithful, who is always hearing the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always engaged in the culture of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and in hearing of the Lord's activities, very soon becomes eligible to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face.

PURPORT

Constant engagement in the transcendental loving service of Vāsudeva means constantly hearing the glories of the Lord. The principles of bhakti-yoga — śravaṇaḿ kīrtanaḿ viṣṇoḥ smaraṇaḿ pāda-sevanam/ arcanaḿ vandanaḿ dāsyaḿ sakhyam ātma-nivedanam [SB 7.5.23] — are the only means by which perfection can be attained. Simply by hearing of the glories of the Lord, one is elevated to the transcendental position.

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