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When you say “Stuti – The Last Discourse” in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (SMB), it points to the final prayers and teachings at the very end of the Bhāgavatam — especially in the 12th Canto, where Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī finishes his narration to King Parīkṣit, just before the King departs from the world.

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📖 The Setting

• King Parīkṣit was cursed to die in seven days by a snake-bird bite.

• He renounced everything and sat on the banks of the Ganges, listening to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam from Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

• After narrating the full Purāṇa, Śukadeva concludes with the essence of devotion (bhakti).

• Parīkṣit then offers his final stuti (prayers) before he leaves his body.

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🌼 The Last Stuti (SB 12.6–12.13, SB 12.13.23)

1. Parīkṣit’s Final Prayers (SB 12.6.7–15):
   He thanks Śukadeva for revealing the glories of Kṛṣṇa and prepares his mind fixed on the Lord’s lotus feet.

2. Śukadeva’s Conclusion (SB 12.12.68–70):
   He sums up:

   • The Bhāgavatam is the essence of all scriptures.

   • By hearing and chanting it, one attains devotion and liberation.

3. The Last Verse of the Bhāgavatam (SB 12.13.23):

   nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ yasya sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam
   praṇāmo duḥkha-śamanas taṁ namāmi harim param

   Meaning:
   “I bow to Lord Hari, by whose chanting of the holy names all sins are destroyed, and by whose remembrance all suffering is removed. He is the Supreme Lord.”

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✨ Significance

• The Bhāgavatam ends in stuti (prayer), showing that the highest achievement of life is humble surrender to the Lord.

• The final discourse emphasizes:

  • Kṛṣṇa-kathā (hearing and chanting about Krishna) as the greatest purifier.

  • Nāma-saṅkīrtana (chanting the holy name) as the ultimate path in Kali-yuga.

  • Bhakti (loving devotion) as higher than all rituals, jñāna, or austerities.

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✅ So, the last stuti/discourse of the Bhāgavatam is essentially the glorification of nāma-saṅkīrtana and the supreme refuge of Śrī Hari.

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Would you like me to arrange the entire final stuti section (the closing verses of Canto 12) in Sanskrit + English meaning so you can see exactly how the Bhāgavatam ends?

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