Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya 16.26

viprad dvi-sad-guna-yutad aravinda-nabha-

padaravinda-vimukhat sva-pacam varistham

manye tad-arpita-mano-vacanehitartha-

pranam punati sa kulam na tu bhuri-manah

SYNONYMS

viprat -- than a brahmana; dvi-sat-guna-yutat -- who is qualified with twelve brahminical qualifications; aravinda-nabha -- of Lord Visnu, who has a lotuslike navel; pada-aravinda -- unto the lotus feet; vimukhat -- than a person bereft of devotion; sva-pacam -- a candala, or person accustomed to eating dogs; varistham -- more glorified; manye -- I think; tat-arpita -- dedicated unto Him; manah -- mind; vacana -- words; ihita -- activities; artha -- wealth; pranam -- life; punati -- purifies; sah -- he; kulam -- his family; na tu -- but not; bhuri-manah -- a brahmana proud of possessing such qualities.

TRANSLATION

"'A person may be born in a brahmana family and have all twelve brahminical qualities, but if in spite of being qualified he is not devoted to the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, who has a navel shaped like a lotus, he is not as good as a candala who has dedicated his mind, words, activities, wealth and life to the service of the Lord. Simply to take birth in a brahmana family or to have brahminical qualities is not sufficient. One must become a pure devotee of the Lord. If a sva-paca or candala is a devotee, he delivers not only himself but his whole family, whereas a brahmana who is not a devotee but simply has brahminical qualifications cannot even purify himself, what to speak of his family.'

PURPORT

This and the following verse are quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (7.9.10 and 3.33.7).

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