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SB 5.19: A Description of the Island of Jambudvipa

SB 5.19 Text 2
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Synonyms

ārṣṭi-ṣeṇena-Ārṣṭiṣeṇa, the chief personality of Kimpuruṣa-varṣa; saha-with; gandharvaiḥ-by a company of Gandharvas; anugīyamānām-being chanted; parama-kalyāṇīm-most auspicious; bhartṛ-bhagavat-kathām-the glories of his master, who is also the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samupaśṛṇoti-he hears with great attention; svayam ca-and personally; idam-this; gāyati-chants.

Translation

A host of Gandharvas is always engaged in chanting the glories of Lord Rāmacandra. That chanting is always extremely auspicious. Hanumānjī and Arṣṭiṣeṇa, the chief person in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa, constantly hear those glories with complete attention. Hanumān chants the following mantras.

Purport

In the Purāṇas there are two different opinions concerning Lord Rāmacandra. In the Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta (5.34–36) this is confirmed in the description of the incarnation of Manu.