Canto 9, Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Verse 12 (SB 9.4.12)
SB 9.4.12 • मूल श्लोक

य एतत् संस्मरेत् प्रात: सायं च सुसमाहित: । कविर्भवति मन्त्रज्ञो गतिं चैव तथात्मन: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

ya etat saṁsmaret prātaḥ sāyaṁ ca susamāhitaḥ kavir bhavati mantra-jño gatiṁ caiva tathātmanaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

yaḥ — anyone who; etat — about this incident; saṁsmaret — may remember; prātaḥ — in the morning; sāyam ca — and in the evening; susamāhitaḥ — with great attention; kaviḥ — learned; bhavati — becomes; mantra-jñaḥ — well aware of all Vedic mantras; gatim — the destination; ca — also; eva — indeed; tathā ātmanaḥ — like that of the self-realized soul.

Translation

“If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he certainly becomes learned, experienced in understanding the Vedic hymns, and expert in self-realization.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda