1536 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 30

ally afraid of this material existence. Some people are already disgusted
with material existence, being confused and frustrated by material enjoy-
ment, and some people, who are intelligent, are interested in understanding
the Supreme Lord. Both may take advantage of the pure devotee who
wanders throughout the world.

When a pure devotee goes to a place of pilgrimage, he desires to purify
that holy place of pilgrimage. Many sinful men bathe in the holy waters of the
places of pilgrimage. They take their baths in the waters of the Ganges
and Yamuna at places such as Prayag, Vrndavana and Mathura. In this way
the sinful men are purified, but their sinful actions and reactions remain
at the holy places of pilgrimage. When a devotee comes to take his bath at
those places of pilgrimage, the sinful reactions left by the sinful men are
neutralized by the devotee. Tirthi-kurvanti tirthani svéntah-sthena gada-
bhrta (Bhag. 1.13.10). Because the devotee always carries the Supreme
Personality of Godhead within his heart, wherever he goes becomes a place
of pilgrimage, a holy place for understanding the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. It is therefore the duty of everyone to associate with a pure
devotee and thus attain freedom from material contamination. Everyone
should take advantage of the wandering devotees whose only business is
to deliver conditioned souls from the clutches of maya.

TEXT 38

wa J ARM aE
Raa ACT: ANASTAT |
agafeaa waa aza-
fread cata aft Ta: A Ril

vayam tu saksad bhagavan bhavasya
priyasya sakhyuh ksana-sangamena

suduscikitsyasya bhavasya mrtyor
bhisaktamam tvddya gatim gatah sma

vayam—we; tu—then; sadksat— directly; bhagavan—O Lord; bhavasya—of
Lord Siva; priyasya—very dear;sakhyuh—Your friend; ksana—for a moment;
saiigamena—by association; suduScikitsyasya—very difficult to cure;
bhavasya—of material existence; mrtyoh—of death; bhisak-tamam—the most
expert physician; tua— You; adya—today; gatim—destination; gatah—have
achieved ; sma— certainly.
