Text 8] Appearance of Sukadeva Gosvami 995
sins committed by the devotee, the Lord saves the surrendered soul from
all sins, as it is confirmed in all scriptures.
svapadamiulam bhajatah priyasya tyaktanyabhavasya harih paresah
vikarma yaccotpatitam kathancid dhunoti sarvam hrdi sannivistah
(Bhag. 11.5.42)
TEXT 8
TaTTL TA TATA
AGA FAT? ALATA: |
~~ SX
ora ata tfierraza:
ad f dali gale ae tc il
tatropajagmur bhuvanam punana
mahanubhava munayah sa-sis yah
prayena tirthabhigamapadesaih
svayam hi tirthani punanti santah
tatra—there; upajagmuh—arrived; bhuvanam— the universe; punanah—
those who can sanctify ; maha-anubhavah~ great minds; munayah—thinkers;
sa-sisyah—along with their disciples; prayena—almost; tirtha—place of
pilgrimage; abhigama—journey ; apadesaih—on the plea of ; svayam—person-
ally; hi—certainly; tirthani—all the places of pilgrimage; punanti—sanctify ;
santah— sages.
TRANSLATION
At that time all the great minds and thinkers, accompanied by their
disciples, and sages who could verily sanctify a place of pilgrimage just by
their presence, arrived there on the plea of making a pilgrim’s journey.
PURPORT
When Maharaja Pariksit sat down on the bank of the Ganges, the news
spread in all directions of the universe, and the great-minded sages, who
could follow the importance of the occasion, all arrived there on the plea
of pilgrimage. Actually they came to meet Maharaja Pariksit and not to
take a bath of pilgrimage because all of them were competent enough to
