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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrta
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and, feeling ecstatic love of Godhead, began to quote many verses from  śāstra
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३७ िटः मुद्धु किटो शुरि शिरक्कु दुर्जा तिकलारः ।। ३७ तिटः मुद्धु किटो शुरि शिरक्कु दुर्जा तिकलारः ।।
স্বপাকোইপি বর্ধৈ: স্লাঘ্যো ন বেদজ্ঞোইপি নাস্তিক: ১১৪১।
śuciḥ sad-bhakti-diptāgni-dagdha-durjāti-kalmaṣaḥ śvapāko ‘pi budhaiḥ ślāgyo na vedaiño ‘pi nāstikah
SYNONYMS
śuciḥ  —a  brāhmaṇa  purified internally and externally;  sat-bhakti  —of devotional service without motives;  dīpta-agni  —by the blazing fire;  dagdha  —burnt to ashes;  durjāti  —such as birth in a low family;  kalmaṣaḥ  —whose sinful reactions;  śva-pākaḥ api  —even though born in a family of dog-eaters;  budhaiḥ  —by learned scholars;  ślāgyaḥ  —recognized;  na  —not;  veda-jñaḥ api  —even though completely conversant in Vedic knowledge;  nāstikaḥ  —an atheist.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “‘A person who has the pure characteristics of a brāhmaṇa due to devotional service, which is like a blazing fire burning to ashes all the sinful reactions of past lives, is certainly saved from the consequences of sinful acts, such as taking birth in a lower family. Even though he may be born in a family of dog-eaters, he is recognized by learned scholars. However, although a person may be a learned scholar in Vedic knowledge, he is not recognized if he is an atheist.
PURPORT
This verse and the next are quoted from the  Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya  (3.11,12), a transcendental literature extracted from the  Purāṇas .
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ভগবদ্ভক্তিহীনশ্ত জাতিঃ শাস্ত্রং জপন্তপঃ ।।
অপ্রাণিশ্যেব দেহৃয্য মণ্ডনং লৌক রঞ্জনম্ ॥ ৭৫ ॥ ।
b  bhagavad-bhakti-hīnasya jātiḥ śāstraṁ japas tapaḥ