Madhya 24.179

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কিরাতহূনান্ধ্রপুলিন্দপুক্কশা
আভীরশুহ্মা যবনাঃ খশাদয়ঃ ।
যেঽন্যে চ পাপা যদুপাশ্রয়াশ্রয়াঃ
শুধ্যন্তি তস্মৈ প্রভবিষ্ণবে নমঃ ॥ ১৭৯ ॥

kirata-hunandhra-pulinda-pukkasa

abhira-sumbha yavanah khasadayah

ye 'nye ca papa yad-upasrayasrayah

sudhyanti tasmai prabhavisnave namah

SYNONYMS

kirata-the aborigines named Kiratas; huna-the Hunas; andhra-Andhras; pulinda-Pulindas; pukkasah-Pukkasas; abhira-Abhiras; sumbhah-Sumbhas; yavanah-persons who do not follow the Vedic injunctions and who eat cow's flesh; khasa-adayah-Khasas and others; ye-those who; anye-similar others; ca-also; papah-sinful persons; yat-of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; upasraya-of the devotees; asrayah-taking shelter; sudhyanti-become purified; tasmai-unto Him, Lord Visnu, because of whom they become purified; prabhavisnave-to Lord Visnu, the most powerful; namah-respectful obeisances.

TRANSLATION

" 'Kirata, Huna, Andhra, Pulinda, Pukkasa, Abhira, Sumbha, Yavana and the Khasa races and even others who are addicted to sinful acts can be purified by taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord due to His being the supreme power. I beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.4.18). This verse was spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami when Pariksit Maharaja asked him for a description of the creation. While offering obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sukadeva Gosvami described the unlimited potencies of Lord Visnu, who can purify the lowborn creatures mentioned herein.

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