Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.15.40

kshamaya rocate lakshmir

brahmi sauri yatha prabha

kshaminam asu bhagavams

tushyate harir isvarah

SYNONYMS

kshamaya -- simply by forgiving; rocate -- becomes pleasing; lakshmih -- the goddess of fortune; brahmi -- in connection with brahminical qualifications; sauri -- the sun-god; yatha -- as; prabha -- the sunshine; kshaminam -- unto the brahmanas, who are so forgiving; asu -- very soon; bhagavan -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tushyate -- becomes pleased; harih -- the Lord; isvarah -- the supreme controller.

TRANSLATION

The duty of a brahmana is to culture the quality of forgiveness, which is illuminating like the sun. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is pleased with those who are forgiving.

PURPORT

Different personalities become beautiful by possessing different qualities. Canakya Pandita says that the cuckoo bird, although very black, is beautiful because of its sweet voice. Similarly, a woman becomes beautiful by her chastity and faithfulness to her husband, and an ugly person becomes beautiful when he becomes a learned scholar. In the same way, brahmanas, kshatriyas, vaisyas and sudras become beautiful by their qualities. Brahmanas are beautiful when they are forgiving, kshatriyas when they are heroic and never retreat from fighting, vaisyas when they enrich cultural activities and protect cows, and sudras when they are faithful in the discharge of duties pleasing to their masters. Thus everyone becomes beautiful by his special qualities. And the special quality of the brahmana, as described here, is forgiveness.

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