Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 10: Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.10.7

athāpi saḿvadiṣyāmo

bhavāny etena sādhunā

ayaḿ hi paramo lābho

nṛṇāḿ sādhu-samāgamaḥ

SYNONYMS

atha api — nevertheless; saḿvadiṣyāmaḥ — we shall converse; bhavāni — my dear Bhavānī; etena — with this; sādhunāpure devotee; ayam — this; hi — indeed; paramaḥ — the best; lābhaḥ — gain; nṛṇām — for men; sādhu-samāgamaḥ — the association of saintly devotees.

TRANSLATION

Still, my dear Bhavānī, let us talk with this saintly personality. After all, association with saintly devotees is man's highest achievement.

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