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| Ādi-līlā | Chapter 1: The Spiritual Masters |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Ādi 1.63
bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās
SYNONYMS
bhavat — your good self; vidhāh — like; bhāgavatāh — devotees; tīrtha — holy places of pilgrimage; bhūtāh — existing; svayam — themselves; vibho — O almighty one; tīrthī-kurvanti — make into holy places of pilgrimage; tīrthāni — the holy places; sva-antah-sthena — being situated in their hearts; gadā-bhritā — 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 was spoken by Mahārāja Yudhishthira to Vidura in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.13.10). Mahārāja Yudhishthira was receiving his saintly uncle Vidura, who had been visiting sacred places of pilgrimage. Mahārāja Yudhishthira told Vidura that pure devotees like him are personified holy places because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always with them in their hearts. By their association, sinful persons are freed from sinful reactions, and therefore wherever a pure devotee goes is a sacred place of pilgrimage. The importance of holy places is due to the presence there of such pure devotees.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness