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TEXT 42
nanv asya brahmana rajan
krsnasya jagad-atmanah
punantah pada-rajasa
tri-lokim daivatam mahat
SYNONYMS
nanubut; asyaby Him; brahmanahthe qualified brahmanas; rajanO King; krsnasyaby Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jagat-atmanahwho is the life and soul of the whole creation; punantahsanctifying; pada-rajasaby the dust of their lotus feet; tri-lokimthe three worlds; daivatamworshipable; mahatmost exalted.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhisthira, the brahmanas, especially those engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord throughout the entire world, are recognized and worshiped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the heart and soul of all creation. The brahmanas, by their preaching, sanctify the three worlds with the dust of their lotus feet, and thus they are worshipable even for Krsna.
PURPORT
As admitted by Lord Krsna in Bhagavad-gita (18.69), na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah. The brahmanas preach the cult of Krsna consciousness all around the world, and therefore, although they worship Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord also recognizes them as worshipable. The relationship is reciprocal. The brahmanas want to worship Krsna, and similarly Krsna wants to worship the brahmanas. In conclusion, therefore, brahmanas and Vaisnavas who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord must be worshiped by religionists, philosophers and people in general. At the Rajasuya-yajna of Maharaja Yudhisthira, many hundreds and thousands of brahmanas were present, yet Krsna was selected to be worshiped first. Therefore, Krsna is always the Supreme Person, but by His causeless mercy He recognizes the brahmanas as dearmost to Him.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled Ideal Family Life.
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