Jagat

Anuccheda 254 Two Types Of Līlā किं बहुना, एतदर्थमेवास्य महापुराणाविर्भाव इति "भवतानुदितप्रायं यशो भगवतोऽमलम्" (भा. १.५.८) इत्यादौ, "समाधिनानुस्मर तद्विचेष्टितम्" (भा. १.५.१६) इत्यादौ च वर्णितम्। What more can be said about the greatness of hearing Bhagavān's pastimes? The Mahāpurāṇa , known as Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , was manifested solely for this purpose, as explained earlier in verses such as these: O Vyāsa, for the most part you have not described the pure fame of Bhagavān. I consider that knowledge to be incomplete which does not satisfy Bhagavān. (SB 1.5.8) And: O greatly blessed sage, your vision is flawless, your fame is pure; you are dedicated to truth and established in vows. Therefore, in order to liberate all living beings from bondage, you should meditate on the pastimes of Bhagavān in trance, and then describe those pastimes. (SB 1.5.13) सा च लीला द्विविधा—सृष्ट्यादिरूपा लीलावतारविनोदरूपा च। तयोरुत्तरा तु प्रशस्ततरेत्याशयेना...