SB 12.10.25

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 10: Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi

SB 12.10.24 - SB 12.10.26

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 25

śravaṇād darśanād vāpi

mahā-pātakino 'pi vaḥ

śudhyerann antya-jāś cāpi

kim u sambhāṣaṇādibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

śravaṇāt — by hearing about; darśanāt — by seeing; vā — or; api — also; mahā-pātakinaḥ — those who commit the worst kinds of sins; api — even; vaḥ — you; śudhyeran — they become purified; antya-jāḥ — outcastes; ca — and; api — even; kim u — what to speak of; sambhāṣaṇa-ādibhiḥ — by directly speaking with, and so on.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Even the worst sinners and social outcastes are purified just by hearing about or seeing personalities like you. Imagine, then, how purified they become by directly speaking with you.

SB 12.10.24 - SB 12.10.26