# SB 1.19.38 > यच्छ्रोतव्यमथो जप्यं यत्कर्तव्यं नृभिः प्रभो । > स्मर्तव्यं भजनीयं वा ब्रूहि यद्वा विपर्ययम् ॥३८॥ ## Text > yac chrotavyam atho japyaṁ > yat kartavyaṁ nṛbhiḥ prabho > smartavyaṁ bhajanīyaṁ vā > brūhi yad vā viparyayam ## Synonyms *yat*—whatever; *śrotavyam*—worth hearing; *atho*—thereof; *japyam*—chanted; *yat*—what also; *kartavyam*—executed; *nṛbhiḥ*—by the people in general; *prabho*—O master; *smartavyam*—that which is remembered; *bhajanīyam*—worshipable; *vā*—either; *brūhi*—please explain; *yad vā*—what it may be; *viparyayam*—against the principle. ## Translation **Please let me know what a man should hear, chant, remember and worship, and also what he should not do. Please explain all this to me.**