Nigama Kalpataror Galitam Phalam (The Ripened Fruit of the Vedas) — Benefits & How to Chant
निगमकल्पतरोर्गलितं फलम्
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting Nigama Kalpataror Galitam Phalam (The Ripened Fruit of the Vedas)
Awakens a taste (ruchi) for hearing and reciting the Srimad Bhagavata
Glorifies the Bhagavata as the very essence and fruit of all the Vedas
Invites the devotee to relish Krishna-katha repeatedly until liberation
Recited as part of the Bhagavata's auspicious invocation before reading
Cultivates the mood of a rasika
one who relishes divine sweetness
Purifies the heart through the nectar of the holy narrations
Reminds the listener that this nectar is meant to be drunk again and again, never exhausted
How to Chant Nigama Kalpataror Galitam Phalam (The Ripened Fruit of the Vedas)
Instructions
Recite this verse as part of the opening invocation of the Bhagavata, savoring the imagery of drinking nectar. Let the appeal 'pibata... muhur aho rasika' fill you with eagerness to hear Krishna's pastimes. It is commonly chanted at the beginning of a Bhagavata reading and can be repeated thrice to set the devotional mood.
Spiritual Significance
Devotees and reciters hold that this verse expresses the unique glory of the Bhagavata: unlike an ordinary fruit that is finished once eaten, its nectar can be relished 'muhuh', again and again, without ever being exhausted — the more one drinks, the greater the thirst and the sweeter the taste.
Origin & History
Source: Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Canto 1, Chapter 1, Verse 3 (Mangalacharana)
Author: Veda Vyasa (Krishna Dvaipayana)
After the opening philosophical invocation 'janmady asya yatah', Veda Vyasa offers this third verse to glorify the nature of the very scripture he is presenting. He compares the entire body of Vedic literature to a kalpa-taru, a wish-fulfilling tree, and declares the Srimad Bhagavata to be its single fully ripened fruit — and one rendered all the more nectarean by having been spoken by the parrot-like sage Shukadeva. The verse has become the rallying invitation of Bhagavata reciters everywhere.