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| Madhya-lila | Chapter 10: The Lord's Return to Jagannatha Puri |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 10.12
bhavad-vidha bhagavatas
SYNONYMS
bhavat -- your good self; vidhah -- like; bhagavatah -- devotees; tirthi -- as holy places of pilgrimage; bhutah -- existing; svayam -- themselves; vibho -- O almighty one; tirthi-kurvanti -- make into holy places of pilgrimage; tirthani -- the holy places; sva-antah-sthena -- being situated in their hearts; gada-bhrta -- by the Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
"'Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage.'
PURPORT
This verse, spoken by Maharaja Yudhisthira to Vidura in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.13.10), is also quoted in the Adi-lila (1.63).
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness