Text 69]
Sanātana Gosvāmī Visits the Lord
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TRANSLATION
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is always favorable to the humble and meek, but aristocrats, learned scholars and the wealthy are always proud of their positions.
TEXT 69
বিপ্রাদ্বিষড্ গুণযুত্তাদরবিন্দনাভ-
পাদারবিন্দবিমুখাং শ্রপচং বরিষ্ঠম্ ।
মন্ত্রে তদর্পিতমনোবচনেহিতার্থ-
প্রাণং পুনাতি স কুলং ন তু ভূরিমানঃ ॥ ৬৯ ॥
viprād dviṣaḍ-guṇa-yutād aravinda-nābha- pādāravinda-vimukhāt śvapacaṁ variṣṭham manye tad-arpita-mano-vacane ‘hitārtha- prāṇaṁ punāti sa kulaṁ na tu bhūrimānaḥ
SYNONYMS
viprāt—than a brāhmaṇa; dvi-ṣaṭ-guṇa-yutāt—who has twelve brahminical qualifications; aravinda-nābha—of Lord Viṣṇu, who has a lotuslike navel; pāda-aravinda—unto the lotus feet; vimukhāt—than a person bereft of devotion; śvapacaṁ—a caṇḍāla, or person accustomed to eating dogs; variṣṭham—more glorified; manye—I think; tat-arpita—dedicated unto Him; manaḥ—mind; vacane—words; ahita—activities; artha—wealth; prāṇaṁ—life; punāti—purifies; saḥ—he; kulaṁ—his family; na tu—but not; bhūri-mānaḥ—a brāhmaṇa proud of possessing such qualities.
TRANSLATION
“‘One may be born in a brāhmaṇa family and have all twelve brahminical qualities, but if in spite of being thus qualified he is not devoted to the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, who has a navel shaped like a lotus, he is not as good as a caṇḍāla who has dedicated his mind, words, activities, wealth and life to the service of the Lord. Simply to take birth in a brāhmaṇa family or to have brahminical qualities is not sufficient. One must be a pure devotee of the Lord. Thus if a śvapaca, or caṇḍāla, is a devotee, he delivers not only himself but his entire family as well, whereas a brāhmaṇa who is not a devotee but simply has brahminical qualifications cannot even purify himself, what to speak of his family.’
PURPORT
This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.9.9).