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Ekashloki Bhagavatam | एकश्लोकी भागवतम्
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Ekashloki Bhagavatam Sanskrit Lyrics
आदौ देवकिदेविगर्भजननं गोपीगृहे वर्धनम् मायापूतनजीवितापहरणं गोवर्धनोद्धारणम्। कंसच्छेदनकौरवादिहननं कुन्तीसुतापालनम् एतद्भागवतं पुराणकथितं श्रीकृष्णलीलामृतम्॥
Transliteration
Ekashloki Bhagavatam English Lyrics
ādau devakidevigarbhajananaṃ gopīgṛhe vardhanam māyāpūtanajīvitāpaharaṇaṃ govardhanoddhāraṇam| kaṃsacchedanakauravādihananaṃ kuntīsutāpālanam etadbhāgavataṃ purāṇakathitaṃ śrīkṛṣṇalīlāmṛtam||
Meaning
Ekashloki Bhagavatam English Meaning
First, his birth from the womb of the divine Devaki; then his growing up in the gopi Yashoda's home; taking the life of the deceitful Putana; lifting Mount Govardhana; cutting down Kamsa; slaying the Kauravas and the rest; protecting the sons of Kunti. This is the Bhagavata told in the Purana, the nectar of Shri Krishna's lila.
अर्थ
Ekashloki Bhagavatam Hindi Meaning
आरम्भ में देवी देवकी के गर्भ से जन्म, गोपी यशोदा के घर में पालन-पोषण, मायाविनी पूतना के प्राण हरना, गोवर्धन पर्वत उठाना, कंस का वध, कौरव आदि का संहार और कुन्ती के पुत्रों (पाण्डवों) की रक्षा — यही पुराण में कहा गया भागवत है, श्रीकृष्ण की लीला का अमृत।
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Significance
Ekashloki Bhagavatam Significance
A single verse that sums up the story of Krishna told in the Bhagavata Purana: his birth to Devaki, his childhood in Gokul, the slaying of Putana, the lifting of Govardhana, the end of Kamsa, the destruction of the Kauravas and the protection of the Pandavas. It is the companion of the Ekashloki Ramayanam ('आदौ रामतपोवनादिगमनं…') and is in the same Shardulavikridita metre. It is traditionally recited at the close of a Bhagavata katha, on Janmashtami and in daily prayers, as a remembrance of the whole Bhagavata.
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