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drstaih svabhadva-janitair vapusas ca dosair
na prakrtatvam iha bhakta-janasya pasyet
gangambhasam na khalu budbuda-phena-pankair
brahma-dravatvam apagacchati nira-dharmaih

drstaih—seen by ordinary vision; svabhdva-janitaih—
horn of one’s own nature; vapusah—of the body; ca—and;
dosaih—by the faults; na—not; prakrtatvam—the state of
being material; iha—in this world; bhakta-janasya—of a
pure devotee; pasyet—one should see; gariga-ambhasam—
of the Ganges waters; na—not; khalu—certainly; budbuda-
phena-pankaih—by bubbles, foam and mud; brahma-dra-
vatvam—the transcendental nature; apagacchati—is

spoiled; nira-dharmaih—the characteristics of water.

TRANSLATION

Being situated in his original Krsna conscious posi-
lion, a pure devotee does not identify with the body.
Such a devotee should not be seen from a materialistic
point of view. Indeed, one should overlook a devotee’s
having a body born in a low family, a body with a bad
complexion, a deformed body, or a diseased or infirm
body. According to ordinary vision, such imperfections
may seem prominent in the body of a pure devotee, but
despite such seeming defects, the body of a pure devo-
tee cannot be polluted. It is exactly like the waters of
the Ganges, which sometimes during the rainy season
