Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.3.7

didrikshavo yasya padam sumańgalam

vimukta-sańgā munayah susādhavah

caranty aloka-vratam avranam vane

bhūtātma-bhūtāh suhridah sa me gatih

SYNONYMS

didrikshavah — those who desire to see (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); yasya — of Him; padam — the lotus feet; su-mańgalam — all-auspicious; vimukta-sańgāh — persons who are completely disinfected of material conditions; munayah — great sages; su-sādhavah — those who are highly elevated in spiritual consciousness; caranti — practice; aloka-vratam — vows of brahmacarya, vānaprastha or sannyāsa; avranam — without any fault; vane — in the forest; bhūta-ātma-bhūtāh — those who are equal to all living entities; suhridah — those who are friends to everyone; sah — that same Supreme Personality of Godhead; me — my; gatih — destination.

TRANSLATION

Renunciants and great sages who see all living beings equally, who are friendly to everyone and who flawlessly practice in the forest the vows of brahmacarya, vānaprastha and sannyāsa desire to see the all-auspicious lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. May that same Supreme Personality of Godhead be my destination.

PURPORT

This verse describes the qualifications for devotees or persons highly elevated in spiritual consciousness. Devotees are always equal to everyone, seeing no distinction between lower and higher classes. panditāh sama-darśinah [Bg. 5.18]. They look upon everyone as a spirit soul who is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. Thus they are competent to search for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Understanding that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the friend of everyone (suhridam sarva-bhūtānām), they act as friends of everyone on behalf of the Supreme Lord. Making no distinction between one nation and another or one community and another, they preach Krishna consciousness, the teachings of Bhagavad-gītā, everywhere. Thus they are competent to see the lotus feet of the Lord. Such preachers in Krishna consciousness are called paramahamsas. As indicated by the word vimukta-sańga, they have nothing to do with material conditions. One must take shelter of such a devotee in order to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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