SB 9.9.43
TEXT 43
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TEXT
न मे ब्रह्मकुलात्प्राणाः कुलदैवान्न चात्मजाः ।
न श्रियो न मही राज्यं न दाराश्चातिवल्लभाः ॥ ४३ ॥ na me brahma-kulat pranah
kula-daivan na catmajah
na sriyo na mahi rajyam
na daras cativallabhah
na-not; me-my; brahma-kulat-than the groups of brahmanas; pranah-life; kula-daivat-than the personalities worshipable for my family; na-not; ca-also; atmajah-sons and daughters; na-nor; sriyah-opulence; na-nor; mahi-the earth; rajyam-kingdom; na-nor; darah-wife; ca-also; ati-vallabhah-extremely dear.
TRANSLATION
PURPORT
"I offer my respectful obeisances to the Supreme Absolute Truth, Krsna, who is the well-wisher of the cows and the brahmanas as well as the living entities in general. I offer my repeated obeisances to Govinda, who is the pleasure reservoir for all the senses." A devotee of Krsna is very much attached to brahminical culture. Indeed, an expert personality who knows who Krsna is and what He wants is a real brahmana. Brahma janatiti brahmanah. Krsna is the Parabrahman, and therefore all Krsna conscious persons, or devotees of Krsna, are exalted brahmanas. Khatvaṅga Maharaja regarded the devotees of Krsna as the real brahmanas and the real light for human society. One who desires to advance in Krsna consciousness and spiritual understanding must give the utmost importance to brahminical culture and must understand Krsna (krsnaya govindaya). Then his life will be successful.
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