SB 10.81.41
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 41
- etad brahmaṇya-devasya
- śrutvā brahmaṇyatāṁ naraḥ
- labdha-bhāvo bhagavati
- karma-bandhād vimucyate
SYNONYMS
etat—this; brahmaṇya-devasya—of the Supreme Lord, who especially favors the brāhmaṇas; śrutvā—hearing; brahmaṇyatām—of the kindness toward brāhmaṇas; naraḥ—a man; labdha—obtaining; bhāvaḥ—love; bhagavati—for the Lord; karma—of material work; bandhāt—from the bondage; vimucyate—becomes freed.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The Lord always shows brāhmaṇas special favor. Anyone who hears this account of the Supreme Lord's kindness to brāhmaṇas will come to develop love for the Lord and thus become freed from the bondage of material work.
PURPORT
In the introduction to the chapter of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead that describes this pastime, His Divine Grace Śrīla Prabhupāda comments, "Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul of all living entities, knows everyone's heart very well. He is especially inclined to the brāhmaṇa devotees. Lord Kṛṣṇa is also called brahmaṇya-deva, which means that He is worshiped by the brāhmaṇas. Therefore it is understood that a devotee who is fully surrendered unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead has already acquired the position of a brāhmaṇa. Without becoming a brāhmaṇa, one cannot approach the Supreme Brahman, Lord Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is especially concerned with vanquishing the distress of His devotees, and He is the only shelter of pure devotees."
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Eighty-first Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "The Lord Blesses Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa."