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Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī
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sins committed by the devotee, the Lord saves the surrendered soul from all sins, as it is confirmed in all scriptures.
svapādamūlam bhajataḥ priyasya tyaktānyabhāvasya hariḥ pareśaḥ vikarma yaccotpatitam kathañcid dhunoti sarvam hṛdi sanniviṣṭaḥ  (Bhāg. 11.5.42)
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तत्रोपजग्मुर्ध्वनं पुनाना महानुभावा मुनयः सशिष्याः । प्रायेण तीर्थाभिगमापदेशैः स्वयं हि तीर्थानि पुनन्ति सन्तः ॥ ८ ॥
tatropajagmur bhuvanam punānā mahānubhāvā munayaḥ sa-śiṣyāḥ prāyeṇa tīrthābhigamāpadeśaiḥ svayam hi tīrthāni punanti santaḥ
tatra—there; upajagmuḥ—arrived; bhuvanam—the universe; punānāḥ—those who can sanctify; mahā-anubhāvāḥ—great minds; munayaḥ—thinkers; sa-śiṣyāḥ—along with their disciples; prāyeṇa—almost; tīrtha—place of pilgrimage; abhigama—journey; apadeśaiḥ—on the plea of; svayam—personally; hi—certainly; tīrthāni—all the places of pilgrimage; punanti—sanctify; santaḥ—sages.
TRANSLATION
At that time all the great minds and thinkers, accompanied by their disciples, and sages who could verily sanctify a place of pilgrimage just by their presence, arrived there on the plea of making a pilgrim's journey.
PURPORT
When Mahārāja Parīkṣit sat down on the bank of the Ganges, the news spread in all directions of the universe, and the great-minded sages, who could follow the importance of the occasion, all arrived there on the plea of pilgrimage. Actually they came to meet Mahārāja Parīkṣit and not to take a bath of pilgrimage because all of them were competent enough to