Verse 3.10.177

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.10.177:

হেন-মতে দুই সখা ভাসেন সন্তোষে রাত্র-দিন না জানেন কৃষ্ণ-কথা-রসে ॥ ১৭৭ ॥

हेन-मते दुइ सखा भासेन सन्तोषे रात्र-दिन ना जानेन कृष्ण-कथा-रसे ॥ १७७ ॥

hena-mate dui sakhā bhāsena santoṣe rātra-dina nā jānena kṛṣṇa-kathā-rase || 177 ||

hena-mate dui sakha bhasena santose ratra-dina na janena krsna-katha-rase (177)

English translation:

(177) In this way the two friends floated in happiness and forgot whether it was day or night as they continually enjoyed topics of Kṛṣṇa.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (1.1.19) it is stated:

vayaṃ tu na vitṛpyāma uttama-śloka-vikrame yac-chṛṇvatāṃ rasa-jñānāṃ svādu svādu pade pade

“We never tire of hearing the transcendental pastimes of the Personality of Godhead, who is glorified by hymns and prayers. Those who have developed a taste for transcendental relationships with Him relish hearing of His pastimes at every moment.”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (1.1.3) it is stated:

nigama-kalpa-taror galitaṃ phalaṃ śuka-mukhād amṛta-drava-saṃyutam pibata bhāgavataṃ rasam ālayaṃ muhur aho rasikā bhuvi bhāvukāḥ

“O expert and thoughtful men, relish Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, the mature fruit of the desire tree of Vedic literatures. It emanated from the lips of Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī. Therefore this fruit has become even more tasteful, although its nectarean juice was already relishable for all, including liberated souls.”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (1.18.14) it is stated:

ko nāma tṛpyed rasavit kathāyāṃ mahattamaikānta-parāyaṇasya nāntaṃ guṇānām aguṇasya jagmur yogeśvarā ye bhava-pādma-mukhyāḥ

“The Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa [Govinda], is the exclusive shelter for all great living beings, and His transcendental attributes cannot even be measured by such masters of mystic powers as Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā. Can anyone who is expert in relishing nectar [rasa] ever be fully satiated by hearing topics about Him?”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.52.20) it is stated:

brahman kṛṣṇa-kathāḥ puṇyā mādhvīr loka-malāpahāḥ ko nu tṛpyeta śṛṇvānaḥ śruta-jño nitya-nūtanāḥ

“What experienced listener, O brāhmaṇa, could ever grow satiated while

listening to the pious, charming and ever-fresh topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which cleanse away the world’s contamination?”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (4.20.24) it is stated:

na kāmaye nātha tad apy ahaṃ kvacin na yatra yuṣmac-caraṇāmbujāsavaḥ mahattamāntar-hṛdayān mukha-cyuto vidhatsva karṇāyutam eṣa me varaḥ

“My dear Lord, I therefore do not wish to have the benediction of merging into Your existence, a benediction in which there is no existence of the nectarean beverage of Your lotus feet. I want the benediction of at least one million ears, for thus I may be able to hear about the glories of Your lotus feet from the mouths of Your pure devotees.”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (4.20.26) it is stated:

yaśaḥśivaṃ suśrava ārya-saṅgame yadṛcchayā copaśṛṇoti te sakṛt kathaṃ guṇa-jño viramed vinā paśuṃ

śrīr yat pravavre guṇa-saṅgrahecchayā

“My dear highly glorified Lord, if one, in the association of pure devotees, hears even once the glories of Your activities, he does not, unless he is nothing but an animal, give up the association of devotees, for no intelligent person would be so careless as to leave their association. The perfection of chanting and hearing about Your glories was accepted even by the goddess of fortune, who desired to hear of Your unlimited activities and transcendental glories.”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.1.4) it is stated:

nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād bhavauṣadhāc chrotra-mano-’bhirāmāt ka uttamaśloka-guṇānuvādāt

pumān virajyeta vinā paśughnāt

“Glorification of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is performed in the

paramparā system; that is, it is conveyed from spiritual master to disciple. Such glorification is relished by those no longer interested in the false, temporary glorification of this cosmic manifestation. Descriptions of the Lord are the right medicine for the conditioned soul undergoing repeated birth and death. Therefore, who will cease hearing such glorification of the Lord except a butcher or one who is killing his own self?”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.13.2) it is stated:

satām ayaṃ sāra-bhṛtāṃ nisargo yad-artha-vāṇī-śruti-cetasām api

prati-kṣaṇaṃ navya-vad acyutasya yat striyā viṭānām iva sādhu vārtā

“Paramahaṃsas, devotees who have accepted the essence of life, are attached to Kṛṣṇa in the core of their hearts, and He is the aim of their lives. It is their nature to talk only of Kṛṣṇa at every moment, as if such topics were newer and newer. They are attached to such topics, just as materialists are attached to topics of women and sex.”

In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.87.11) it is stated:

tulya-śruta-tapaḥ-śīlās tulya-svīyāri-madhyamāḥ api cakruḥ pravacanam ekaṃ śuśrūṣavo ‘pare

“Although these sages were all equally qualified in terms of Vedic study and austerity, and although they all saw friends, enemies, and neutral parties equally, they chose one of their number to be the speaker, and the rest became eager listeners.”

It is also stated [in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, Tenth Vilāsa]:

tathā vaiṣṇava-dharmāṃś ca kriyamāṇān api svayam saṃpṛcchet tad vidaḥ sādhūn anyo ‘nya prīti vṛddhaye

“Although one personally engages in Vaiṣṇava-dharma, he should make

inquiries from like-minded devotees to increase his love.” In the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (10.31.9) it is stated:

tava kathāmṛtaṃ tapta-jīvanaṃ kavibhir īḍitaṃ kalmaṣāpaham śravaṇa-maṅgalaṃśrīmad ātataṃ bhuvi gṛṇanti ye bhūri-dā janāḥ

“The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages, eradicate one’s sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power. Certainly those who spread the message of Godhead are most munificent.”