Text 69] Sanatana Gosvami Visits the Lord 33
TRANSLATION
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is always favorable to the
humble and meek, but aristocrats, learned scholars and the wealthy are always
proud of their positions.
TEXT 69
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viprad dvisad-guna-yutad aravinda-nabha-
padaravinda-vimukhat svapacam varistham
manye tad-arpita-mano-vacane ‘hitartha-
pranarm punati sa kulamm na tu bhGrimanah
SYNONYMS
viprat—than a brahmana; dvi-sat-guna-yutat—who has twelve brahminical
qualifications; aravinda-nabha—of Lord Visnu, who has a lotuslike navel; pada-
aravinda—unto the lotus feet; vimukhat—than a person bereft of devotion; sva-
pacam—a candala, or person accustomed to eating dogs; varistham—more
glorified; manye—I think; tat-arpita—dedicated unto Him; manah—mind;
vacane—words; ahita—activities; artha—wealth; pranam—life; punati—purifies;
sah—he; kulam—his family; na tu—but not; bhiri-manah—a brahmana proud of
possessing such qualities.
TRANSLATION
'’'One may be born in a brahmana family and have all twelve brahminical
qualities, but if in spite of being thus qualified he is not devoted to the lotus
feet of Lord Krsna, who has a navel shaped like a lotus, he is not as good as a
candala who has dedicated his mind, words, activities, wealth and life to the
service of the Lord. Simply to take birth in a brahmana family or to have
brahminical qualities is not sufficient. One must be a pure devotee of the
Lord. Thus if a Svapaca, or candala, is a devotee, he delivers not only himself
but his entire family as well, whereas a brahmana who is not a devotee but
simply has brahminical qualifications cannot even purify himself, what to
speak of his family.’
PURPORT
This is a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.9.9).
