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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 15]
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.32):
māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrās te 'pi yānti parāṁ gatiṁ
“O son of Pṛthā, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower birth—women,  vaiśyas  [merchants], as well as  śūdras  [workers]—can approach the supreme destination.” It doesn’t matter whether a person is born as a  śūdra , a woman or a  vaiśya ; if he associates with devotees repeatedly or always ( sādhu-saṅgena ), he can be elevated to the highest perfection. Nārada Muni is explaining this in relation to his own life. The  saṅkīrtana  movement is important, for regardless of whether one is a  śūdra ,  vaiśya ,  mleccha ,  yavana  or whatever, if one associates with a pure devotee, follows his instructions and serves the pure devotee, his life is successful. This is  bhakti .  Ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam .  Bhakti  consists of serving Kṛṣṇa and His devotees very favorably.  Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam . If one has no desire other than to serve Kṛṣṇa and His devotee, then his life is successful. This is explained by Nārada Muni through this practical example from his own life.
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धर्मस्ते गृहमेधीयो वर्णितः पापनाशनः । गृहस्थो येन पदवीमञ्जसा न्यासिनामियात् ॥७४॥
dharmas te gṛha-medhiyo varṇitaḥ pāpa-nāśanaḥ gṛhastho yena padavīm añjasā nyāsinām iyāt
dharmaḥ —that religious process;  te —to you;  gṛha-medhiyaḥ —although attached to household life;  varṇitaḥ —explained (by me);  pāpa-nāśanaḥ —the destruction of sinful reactions;  gṛhasthaḥ —a person in household life;  yena —by which;  padavīm —the position;  añjasā —very