SB 9.4.12

SB 9.4.12

Devanagari

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

Verse text

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

Synonyms

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 jṣaḥ — 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

If one remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he becomes learned, knowledgeable of mantras, and attains his goals. The verb “attains” should be supplied.