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Ideal Family Life
193
nanu —but;  asya —by Him;  brāhmaṇāḥ —the qualified  brāhmaṇas ;  rājan —O King;  kṛṣṇasya —by Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  jagat-ātmanaḥ —who is the life and soul of the whole creation;  punantaḥ —sanctifying;  pāda-rajasā —by the dust of their lotus feet;  tri-lokīm —the three worlds;  daivatam —worshipable;  mahat —most exalted.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, the  brāhmaṇas , especially those engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord throughout the entire world, are recognized and worshiped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the heart and soul of all creation. The  brāhmaṇas , by their preaching, sanctify the three worlds with the dust of their lotus feet, and thus they are worshipable even for Kṛṣṇa.
PURPORT
As admitted by Lord Kṛṣṇa in  Bhagavad-gītā  (18.69),  na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ . The  brāhmaṇas  preach the cult of Kṛṣṇa consciousness all around the world, and therefore, although they worship Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord also recognizes them as worshipable. The relationship is reciprocal. The  brāhmaṇas  want to worship Kṛṣṇa, and similarly Kṛṣṇa wants to worship the  brāhmaṇas . In conclusion, therefore,  brāhmaṇas  and  Vaiṣṇavas  who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord must be worshiped by religionists, philosophers and people in general. At the Rājasūya-yajña of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, many hundreds and thousands of  brāhmaṇas  were present, yet Kṛṣṇa was selected to be worshiped first. Therefore, Kṛṣṇa is always the Supreme Person, but by His causeless mercy He recognizes the  brāhmaṇas  as dearmost to Him.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Ideal Family Life.”