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CC Madhya 18.125 (1975)

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 125

yan-nāmadheya-śravaṇānukīrtanād
yat-prahvaṇād yat-smaraṇād api kvacit
śvādo ‘pi sadyaḥ savanāya kalpate
kutaḥ punas te bhagavan nu darśanāt


SYNONYMS

yat—of whom; nāmadheya—of the name; śravaṇa—from hearing; anukīrtanāt—and thereafter from chanting; yat—to whom; prahvaṇāt—from offering respects; yat—of whom; smaraṇāt—from simply remembering; api—also; kvacit—sometimes; śva-adaḥ—a dog-eater; api—even; sadyaḥ—immediately; savanāya—for performing Vedic sacrifices; kalpate—becomes eligible; kutaḥ—what to speak; punaḥ—again; te—of You; bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; nu—certainly; darśanāt—from seeing.


TRANSLATION

“‘To say nothing of the spiritual advancement of persons who see the Supreme Person face to face, even a person born in a family of dog-eaters becomes immediately eligible to perform Vedic sacrifices if he once utters the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or chants about Him, hears about His pastimes, offers Him obeisances or even remembers Him.’


PURPORT

For an explanation of this verse (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.33.6), see Madhya-līlā, Chapter 16, text 186.