CANTO 1 – CHAPTER 6 – TEXT 32-34 Lord his constant companion SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM CANTO 1 – CHAPTER 6 – TEXT 32-34 Lord his constant companion

TEXT 32 deva-dattām imāṁ vīṇāṁ svara-brahma-vibhūṣitām mūrcchayitvā hari-kathāṁ gāyamānaś carāmy aham And thus I travel, constantly singing the transcendental message of the glories of the Lord, vibrating this instrument called a vīṇā, which is charged with transcendental sound and which was given to me by Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Every thing becomes transcendental in His service This transcendental instrument Vina is identical with Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Nārada because all of them are of the same transcendental category. The glories and pastimes which are broadcast by the instrument of Nārada are also transcendental, without a tinge of material inebriety. The seven singing meters, namely ṣa (ṣaḍja),ṛ (ṛṣabha), gā (gāndhāra), ma (madhyama), pa (pañcama), dha (dhaivata) and ni (niṣāda), are also transcendental and specifically meant for transcendental songs.  He is always engaged in singing His transcendental glories and is therefore infallible in his exalted position.

TEXT 33 pragāyataḥ sva-vīryāṇi tīrtha-pādaḥ priya-śravāḥ āhūta iva me śīghraṁ darśanaṁ yāti cetasi The Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose glories and activities are pleasing to hear, at once appears on the seat of my heart, as if called for, as soon as I begin to chant His holy activities.

Experience the presence of Lord The Absolute Personality of Godhead is not different from His transcendental name, form, pastimes and the sound vibrations . He becomes visible to the transcendental eyes of the pure devotee. A pure devotee can experience the presence of the Lord at every moment. Śrīla Nārada chants the glorification of the Lord not for his personal benefit but because the glorifications are identical with the Lord. Nārada Muni penetrates into the presence of the Lord by the transcendental chanting.

TEXT 34 etad dhy ātura-cittānāṁ mātrā-sparśecchayā muhuḥ bhava-sindhu-plavo dṛṣṭo hari-caryānuvarṇanam It is personally experienced by me that those who are always full of cares and anxieties due to desiring contact of the senses with their objects can cross the ocean of nescience on a most suitable boat — the constant chanting of the transcendental activities of the Personality of Godhead.

Crossing the nescience by chanting and remembering the glories and activities of the Lord The symptom of a living being is that he cannot remain silent even for some time. He must be doing something, thinking of something or talking about something.  Materialistic men think and discuss about subjects which satisfy their senses. These things are exercised under the influence of the external, illusory energy. They become full with cares and anxieties. This is called maya, or what is not. That which cannot give them satisfaction is accepted as an object for satisfaction, which leads to frustration.

Crossing the nescience by chanting and remembering the glories and activities of the Lord  Nārada Muni, by his personal experience, says that satisfaction for such frustrated beings engaged in sense gratification is to chant always the activities of the Lord.  The point is that the subject matter only should be changed. No one can check the thinking activities of a living being, nor the feeling, willing or working processes. Instead of talking of the politics of a dying man, one might discuss the politics administered by the Lord Himself. Instead of relishing activities of the cinema artists, one can turn his attention to the activities of the Lord with His eternal associates like the gopīs and Lakṣmīs.

Crossing the nescience by chanting and remembering the glories and activities of the Lord The almighty Personality of Godhead, by His causeless mercy, descends to the earth and manifests activities almost on the line of the worldly men, but at the same time extraordinarily, because He is almighty. He does so for the benefit of all conditioned souls so that they can turn their attention to transcendence. By doing so, the conditioned soul will gradually be promoted to the transcendental position and easily cross the ocean of nescience, the source of all miseries. This is stated from personal experience by such an authority as Śrī Nārada Muni. And we can have the same experience also if we begin to follow in the footsteps of the great sage, the dearmost devotee of the Lord.