Text 43] Instructions by Maharaja Prthu 873

or understanding the Vedic knowledge is to find Krsna, one who follows
the Vedic principles as described above can from the very beginning see all
the features of Lord Krsna, the Absolute Truth, very distinctly, as one can
see his own face completely reflected in a clear mirror. The conclusion is,
therefore, that a brahmana does not become abrahmana simply because he
is a living entity or is born in a brahmana family; he must possess all the
qualities mentioned in the sastras and practice the brahminical principles
in his life. Thus he ultimately becomes a fully Krsna conscious person and
can understand what Krsna is. How a devotee continuously sees Krsna
face to face within his heart is described in the Brahma-samhita as follows:

premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena
santah sadaiva hrdayesu vilokayanti

yam syamasundaram acintya-guna-svarupam
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami

The devotee, by development of pure love for Krsna, constantly sees the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is known as Syamasundara, within
his heart. That is the perfectional stage of brahminical culture.

TEXT 43
aad TRATATY-
al «= Aaanfafadtzara: |
aq faa faa ay od
amend adam afta teil

tesam aham pada-saroja-renum
arya vaheyadhikiritam ayuh

yam nityada bibhrata asu paparh
nasyaty amum sarva-guna bhajanti

tesam—of all of them; aham—1; pada—feet; saroja—lotus; renum—dust;

aryah—O respectable persons; vaheya—shall bear; adhi—up to; kiritam—

helmet; ayuh—up to the end of life; yam—which; nityada—always; bibhra-

tah—carrying; asu—very soon; papam-—sinful activities; nagyati—are van-

quished; amum—all those; sarva-gunah—fully qualified; bhajanti— worship.
TRANSLATION

O respectable personalities present here, I beg the blessings of all of you
that I may perpetually carry on my crown the dust of the lotus feet of such
