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#dl##dd#te vai vidanty atitaranti ca deva-māyāṁ#/dd#
#dd#strī-śūdra-hūna-śabarā api pāpa-jīvāḥ#/dd#
#dd#yady adbhuta-krama-parāyaṇa-śīla-śikṣās#/dd#
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te—all of them; vai—certainly; vidanti—understand; atitaranti—cross over; ca—also; deva-māyām—the influence of the external illusory energy; strī—women; śūdra—fourth-class men; hūna—uncivilized hill tribes; śabarāḥ—and hunters; api—even; pāpa-jīvāḥ—sinful creatures; yadi—if; adbhuta-krama—of the performer of wonderful activities; parāyaṇa—of the devotees; śīla-śikṣāḥ—characteristics and education; tiryak-janāḥ—birds and beasts; api—even; kimu—what to speak of; śruta-dhāraṇāḥ ye—persons advanced in the education of Vedic knowledge.
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" 'Women, fourth-class men, uncivilized hill tribes, hunters and many others born of low families, as well as birds and beasts, can engage in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead-who acts very wonderfully-and follow the path of the devotees and take lessons from them. Although the ocean of nescience is vast, they can still cross over it. What, then, is the difficulty for those who are advanced in Vedic knowledge?'
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This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.7.46). Lord Brahmā said this when speaking to his disciple Nārada about the wonderful characteristics of Lord Viṣṇu. Simply by chanting the glories of Lord Viṣṇu, one can cross the ocean of nescience, even though one may be lowborn.
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#dd#strī-śūdra-hūna-śabarā api pāpa-jīvāḥ#/dd#
#dd#yady adbhuta-krama-parāyaṇa-śīla-śikṣās#/dd#
#dd#tiryag-janā api kim u śruta-dhāraṇā ye#/dd##/dl#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=te&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#te#/i# — all of them; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vai&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vai#/i# — certainly; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vidanti&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#vidanti#/i# — understand; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=atitaranti&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#atitaranti#/i# — cross over; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ca&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ca#/i# — also; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=deva&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#deva-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=māyām&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#māyām#/i# — the influence of the external illusory energy; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=strī&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#strī#/i# — women; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śūdra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śūdra#/i# — fourth-class men; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hūna&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#hūna#/i# — uncivilized hill tribes; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śabarāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śabarāḥ#/i# — and hunters; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=api&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#api#/i# — even; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pāpa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#pāpa-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jīvāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#jīvāḥ#/i# — sinful creatures; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yadi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#yadi#/i# — if; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=adbhuta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#adbhuta-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=krama&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#krama#/i# — of the performer of wonderful activities; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=parāyaṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#parāyaṇa#/i# — of the devotees; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śīla&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śīla-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śikṣāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śikṣāḥ#/i# — characteristics and education; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tiryak&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tiryak-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=janāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#janāḥ#/i# — birds and beasts; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=api&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#api#/i# — even; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kim&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#kim u#/i# — what to speak of; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śruta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śruta-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhāraṇāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#dhāraṇāḥ #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ye&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#ye#/i# — persons advanced in the education of Vedic knowledge.
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"'Women, fourth-class men, uncivilized hill tribes, hunters and many others born of low families, as well as birds and beasts, can engage in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead—who acts very wonderfully—and follow the path of the devotees and take lessons from them. Although the ocean of nescience is vast, they can still cross over it. What, then, is the difficulty for those who are advanced in Vedic knowledge?'
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This is a quotation from #i#Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam#/i# (SB 2.7.46). Lord Brahmā said this when speaking to his disciple Nārada about the wonderful characteristics of Lord Viṣṇu. Simply by chanting the glories of Lord Viṣṇu, one can cross the ocean of nescience, even though one may be lowborn.
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