Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 33: Activities of Kapila

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.33.32

tasyās tad yoga-vidhuta-

mārtyaḿ martyam abhūt sarit

srotasāḿ pravarā saumya

siddhidā siddha-sevitā

SYNONYMS

tasyāḥ — of Devahūti; tat — that; yoga — by yoga practice; vidhuta — relinquished; mārtyam — material elements; martyam — her mortal body; abhūt — became; sarita river; srotasām — of all rivers; pravarā — the foremost; saumyaO gentle Vidura; siddhi- — conferring perfection; siddha — by persons desiring perfection; sevitā — resorted to.

TRANSLATION

Dear Vidura, the material elements of her body have melted into water and are now a flowing river, which is the most sacred of all rivers. Anyone who bathes in that river also attains perfection, and therefore all persons who desire perfection go bathe there.

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