SB 10.52.33

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 52: Rukmiṇī's Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 33

viprān sva-lābha-santuṣṭān

sādhūn bhūta-suhṛttamān

nirahaṅkāriṇaḥ śāntān

namasye śirasāsakṛt

SYNONYMS

viprān — to the learned brāhmaṇas; sva — their own; lābha — by the gain; santuṣṭān — satisfied; sādhūn — saintly; bhūta — of all living beings; suhṛt-tamān — the best well-wishing friends; nirahaṅkāriṇaḥ — devoid of false ego; śāntān — peaceful; namasye — I bow down; śirasā — with My head; asakṛt — again and again.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

I repeatedly bow My head in respect to those brāhmaṇas who are satisfied with their lot. Saintly, prideless and peaceful, they are the best well-wishers of all living beings.

PURPORT

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that sva-lābha also means "achieving one's self," or, in other words, self-realization. Thus an advanced brāhmaṇa is always satisfied with his spiritual understanding, never depending on material formalities or facilities.

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