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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 14: Ideal Family Life |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.14.42
krishnasya jagad-ātmanah
SYNONYMS
nanu — but; asya — by Him; brāhmanāh — the qualified brāhmanas; rājan — O King; krishnasya — by Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead; jagat-ātmanah — who is the life and soul of the whole creation; punantah — sanctifying; pāda-rajasā — by the dust of their lotus feet; tri-lokīm — the three worlds; daivatam — worshipable; mahat — most exalted.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Yudhishthira, the brāhmanas, especially those engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord throughout the entire world, are recognized and worshiped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the heart and soul of all creation. The brāhmanas, by their preaching, sanctify the three worlds with the dust of their lotus feet, and thus they are worshipable even for Krishna.
PURPORT
As admitted by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad-gītā (18.69), na ca tasmān manushyeshu kaścin me priya-krittamah. The brāhmanas preach the cult of Krishna consciousness all around the world, and therefore, although they worship Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord also recognizes them as worshipable. The relationship is reciprocal. The brāhmanas want to worship Krishna, and similarly Krishna wants to worship the brāhmanas. In conclusion, therefore, brāhmanas and Vaishnavas who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord must be worshiped by religionists, philosophers and people in general. At the Rājasūya-yajña of Mahārāja Yudhishthira, many hundreds and thousands of brāhmanas were present, yet Krishna was selected to be worshiped first. Therefore, Krishna is always the Supreme Person, but by His causeless mercy He recognizes the brāhmanas as dearmost to Him.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "Ideal Family Life."
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