1098 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 24
pure devotee, no one can be fully satisfied, nor can anyone understand the
transcendental position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 58
aarrarentead  aitfadthtat-
Tera TATA |
ARAAMSAIE TT ART UCI
athanaghanghres tava kirti-tirthayor
antar-bahih-sndna-vidhiita-papmanam
bhitesv anukrosa-susattva-silinam
sydt sangamo ‘nugraha esa nas tava
atha—therefore; anagha-anghreh—of my Lord, whose lotus feet destroy
all inauspiciousness; tava—Your; kirti—glorification; tirthayoh—the holy
Ganges water; antah—within; bahih—and outside; sndna—taking bath;
vidhuta—washed; papmanam—contaminated state of mind; bhutesu—unto
the ordinary living beings; anukrosa—benediction or mercy; su-sattva—
completely in goodness; silinam—of those who possess such characteristics;
syat—let there be; sangamah—association; anugrahah—mercy; esah—this;
nah—unto us; tava— Your.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, Your lotus feet are the cause of all auspicious things and
the destroyer ofall the contamination of sin. 1 therefore beg Your Lordship
to benedict me by the association of Your devotees, who are completely
purified by worshiping Your lotus feet and who are so merciful upon the
conditioned souls, I think that Your real benediction will be to allow me
to associate with such devotees.
PURPORT
The Ganges water is celebrated as being able to eradicate all kinds of
sinful reactions. In other words, when a person takes his bath in the
Ganges, he becomes freed from all life’s contaminations. The Ganges water
is celebrated in this way because it emanates from the lotus feet of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Similarly, those who are directly in touch
with the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and who are
absorbed in the chanting of His glories are freed from all material contami-
nation. Such unalloyed devotees are able to show mercy to the common
