Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.84.31

sannikarṣo 'tra martyānām

anādaraṇa-kāraṇam

gāńgaḿ hitvā yathānyāmbhas

tatratyo yāti śuddhaye

SYNONYMS

sannikarṣaḥ — proximity; atra — here (in this world); martyānām — for mortals; anādaraṇa — of disregard; kāraṇam — a cause; gāńgam — (the water) of the Ganges; hitvā — leaving; yathā — as; anya — other; ambhaḥ — to water; tatratyaḥ — one who lives near it; yāti — goes; śuddhaye — for purification.

TRANSLATION

In this world familiarity breeds contempt. For example, one who lives on the banks of the Ganges might travel to some other body of water to be purified.

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