Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.72

aho bata sva-paco 'to gariyan

yaj-jihvagre vartate nama tubhyam

tepus tapas te juhuvuh sasnur arya

brahmanucur nama grinanti ye te

SYNONYMS

aho bata -- how wonderful it is; sva-pacah -- dog-eaters; atah -- than the initiated brahmana; gariyan -- more glorious; yat -- of whom; jihva-agre -- on the tongue; vartate -- remains; nama -- the holy name; tubhyam -- of You, my Lord; tepuh -- have performed; tapah -- austerity; te -- they; juhuvuh -- have performed sacrifices; sasnuh -- have bathed in all holy places; aryah -- really belonging to the Aryan race; brahma -- all the Vedas; anucuh -- have studied; nama -- the holy name; grinanti -- chant; ye -- who; te -- they.

TRANSLATION

Vallabha Bhattacarya then recited the following verse: "'My dear Lord, one who always keeps Your holy name on his tongue becomes greater than an initiated brahmana. Although he may be born in a family of dog-eaters and may therefore, by material calculation, be the lowest among men, he is still glorious. This is the wonderful effect of chanting the holy name of the Lord. It is therefore concluded that one who chants the holy name of the Lord should be understood to have performed all kinds of austerities and great sacrifices mentioned in the Vedas. He has already taken his bath in all the holy places of pilgrimage, he has studied all the Vedas, and he is actually an Aryan.'"

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.7).

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