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FOURTH CHAPTER
(A) WAY OF DEVOTION
(1) LISTENING-SINGING

a) Shravana keertana smarana Vishnura
archchana pada sevana |
daasya sakhitva bandana vishnuta
kariba deha arpana ||
navabidha bhakti vishnuta aacharai
sehise paatha uttama || (34.0)
(Keertan Ghosha, Prahlaad charita)
Composed by Srimanta Sankardeva)

Listening chanting remembering praying
and bowing to the feet of vishnu,
servently friendship praising and surrendering
the body to vishnu.
These nine numbers (varieties) of devotion to Vishnu
are the best lessons.(340)
(Translated by Dr Paraag Bhooyaan)

b) Yadyapi bhakati navabidha Maadhavara |
shravana keertans taato mahaa shreshthatara || (34)
(Shreemadbhaagavat : First part)
(Composed by Srimanta Sankardeva)
Although devotion to Lord Krishna is of nine varieties,
Best of the bests is the listening and singing His glories. (34)
(Translated by Dr Paraag Bhooyaan)
c)
Manusya lokata ehimaane maatra
Parama dharma samprati |
Shravana keertana kariyaa naamaka
krishnata karaa bhakati || (351)
Ihaara pramaana Nushudhibi doota
Ehi satya veda baanee |
Yaatanaa taapata marai praanee yata
ehito dharma najaani || (352)
(Shreemadbhaagavat: first canto)
Composed by Srimanta Sankardeva)

In the world it is the only
Great way of life,
Hence through listening and singing the glory of the Lord
Devote to the Krishna. (351)
Ask not O’ messenger the proof of this;
Because it is the truest scriptural voice;