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TEXT 72
yan-nama-sruti-matrena
puman bhavati nirmalah
tasya tirtha-padah kim va
dasanam avasisyate
SYNONYMS
yatof whom; namaof the name; sruti-matrenasimply by hearing; pumana person; bhavatibecomes; nirmalahpure; tasyaof Him; tirtha-padahof the Supreme Personality of Godhead, at whose lotus feet are all places of pilgrimage; kimwhat; vamore; dasanamof the servants; avasisyateis remaining.
TRANSLATION
" 'A man becomes purified simply by hearing the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose lotus feet create the holy places of pilgrimage. Therefore what remains to be attained by those who have become His servants?'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.5.16) and is an admission by the great sage Durvasa Muni. Durvasa Muni, a caste brahmana and great yogi, used to hate Maharaja Ambarisa. When he decided to chastise Maharaja Ambarisa through his yogic powers, he was chased by the Sudarsana cakra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When things were settled, he said, "When the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is heard by any person, that person is immediately sanctified. The Supreme Lord is master of the devotees, and the devotees, under His shelter, naturally come to own His opulences."
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