SMB 10

 Beautiful request 🙏 The Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is huge, but these 10 ślokas are widely regarded across traditions as the heart verses—quoted again and again for philosophy, bhakti, and realization.

Top 10 Ślokas of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam

1. The Mangala-śloka (Opening Verse)

SB 1.1.1

janmādy asya yato ’nvayād itarataś cārtheṣv abhijñaḥ svarāṭ

tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye muhyanti yat sūrayaḥ

📖 Defines the Absolute Truth — source of everything.

✨ Considered the Vedānta in seed form.

2. The Essence of Bhāgavata Dharma

SB 1.2.6

sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo

yato bhaktir adhokṣaje

ahaituky apratihatā

yayātmā suprasīdati

🧡 Pure, causeless devotion to Bhagavān is the highest religion.

3. Bhakti Beyond Rituals

SB 1.2.8

dharmaḥ svanuṣṭhitaḥ puṁsāṁ

viṣvaksena-kathāsu yaḥ

notpādayed yadi ratiṁ

śrama eva hi kevalam

🔥 All duties are useless if they don’t awaken love for God.

4. Liberation Defined

SB 2.10.6

muktir hitvānyathā-rūpaṁ

svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ

🕊️ Liberation means being situated in one’s true spiritual identity.

5. The Power of Holy Name

SB 6.2.14

saṅketyam pārihāsyam vā

stobhaṁ helanam eva vā

vaikuṇṭha-nāma-grahaṇam

aśeṣāgha-haraṁ viduḥ

🎶 Even chanting God’s name jokingly removes sins.

6. Ajāmila’s Turning Point

SB 6.2.49

nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ yasya

sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam

praṇāmo duḥkha-śamanas

taṁ namāmi hariṁ param

🌊 The Holy Name destroys all sin and suffering.

7. Bhakti Is the Only Path

SB 11.14.20

na sādhayati māṁ yogo

na sāṅkhyaṁ dharma uddhava

na svādhyāyas tapas tyāgo

yathā bhaktir mamorjitā

💎 Only pure devotion truly pleases Krishna.

8. Exclusive Surrender

SB 11.29.34

martyo yadā tyakta-samasta-karmā

niveditātmā vicikīrṣito me

🤍 Giving up all duties and surrendering fully brings immortality.

9. The Gopīs’ Supreme Bhakti

SB 10.31.9 (Gopī-gīta)

tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ

kavibhir īḍitaṁ kalmaṣāpaham

🌸 Krishna’s glories are the life of the suffering soul.

10. Final Teaching of Krishna

SB 11.29.22

mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhikā

sarva-bhūteṣu man-matiḥ

🌍 Seeing Me in all beings and honoring My devotees is supreme.

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