244 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 15
TEXT 40
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ahora ward = aftitat: livell
ksamaya rocate laksmir
brahmi sauri yatha prabha
ksaminam asu bhagavams
tusyate harir isvarah
ksamaydé—simply by forgiving; rocate—becomes pleasing; laksmih—
the goddess of fortune; brahmi—in connection with brahminical
qualifications; sauri—the sun-god; yatha—as; prabha—the sunshine;
ksamindm—unto the brahmanas, who are so forgiving; GSu—very soon;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tusyate—becomes
pleased; harih—the Lord; isvarah—the supreme controller.
TRANSLATION
The duty of a brahmana is to culture the quality of forgiveness,
which is illuminating like the sun. The Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Hari, is pleased with those who are forgiving.
PURPORT
Different personalities become beautiful by possessing different
qualities. Canakya Pandita says that the cuckoo bird, although very
black, is beautiful because of its sweet voice. Similarly, a woman becomes
beautiful by her chastity and faithfulness to her husband, and an ugly
person becomes beautiful when he becomes a learned scholar. In the
same way, brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and Stidras become beautiful by
their qualities. Brdhmanas are beautiful when they are forgiving,
ksatriyas when they are heroic and never retreat from fighting, vaisyas
when they enrich cultural activities and protect cows, and Siidras when
they are faithful in the discharge of duties pleasing to their masters.
Thus everyone becomes beautiful by his special qualities. And the special
quality of the brahmana, as described here, is forgiveness.
