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TEXT 179
kirata-hunandhra-pulinda-pulkasa
abhira-sumbha yavanah khasadayah
ye 'nye ca papa yad-upasrayasrayah
sudhyanti tasmai prabhavisnave namah
SYNONYMS
kiratathe aborigines named Kiratas; hunathe Hunas; andhraAndhras; pulindaPulindas; pulkasahPulkasas; abhiraAbhiras; sumbhahSumbhas; yavanahpersons who do not follow the Vedic injunctions and who eat cow's flesh; khasa-adayahKhasas and others; yethose who; anyesimilar others; caalso; papahsinful persons; yatof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; upasrayaof the devotees; asrayahtaking shelter; sudhyantibecome purified; tasmaiunto Him, Lord Visnu, because of whom they become purified; prabhavisnaveto Lord Visnu, the most powerful; namahrespectful obeisances.
TRANSLATION
" 'Kirata, Huna, Andhra, Pulinda, Pulkasa, 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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