Text 57] The Lord Instructs Sanatana Gosvami 27

prabhu kahe, —“toma sparsi dtma pavitrite
bhakti-bale para tumi brahmanda sodhite

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe —Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; toma sparsi—! touch you;
atma pavitrite—to purify Myself; bhakti-bale—the strength of your devotional
service; para—are able; tumi—you; brahmanda—the whole universe; sodhite—
to purify.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied, ‘I am touching you just to purify Myself because by the
force of your devotional service you can purify the whole universe.

TEXT 57

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bhavad-vidha bhagavatas
tirtha-bhatah svayam prabho

tirthi-kurvanti tirthani
svantah-sthena gada-bhrta

SYNONYMS

bhavat-vidhah—like you; bhagavatah—advanced devotees; tirtha-bhutah—
personified holy places of pilgrimage; svayam—personally; prabho—my lord;
tirthi-kurvanti—make into holy places; tirthani—all the holy places of pilgrimage;
sva-antah-sthena—situated within their hearts; gada-bhrta—by Lord Visnu, who
carries a club.

TRANSLATION

“‘Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Because of
their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can
purify even the places of pilgrimage.’

PURPORT

This verse was spoken by Maharaja Yudhisthira to Vidura in Srimad-Bhagavatam
(1.13.10). Vidura was returning home after visiting sacred places of pilgrimage,
and Maharaja Yudhisthira was receiving his saintly uncle. In essence, Maharaja
Yudhisthira was saying, ‘My dear Lord Vidura, you yourself are a holy place be-
