SB 11.29.31 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.29.31

एतैर्दोषैर्विहीनाय ब्रह्मण्याय प्रियाय च । साधवे शुचये ब्रूयाद् भक्ति: स्याच्छूद्रयोषिताम् ॥ ३१ ॥

etair doṣair vihīnāya

[etair doshair viheenaaya]

brahmaṇyāya priyāya ca

[brahmanyaaya priyaaya cha]

sādhave śucaye brūyād

[saadhave shuchaye brooyaad]

bhaktiḥ syāc chūdra-yoṣitām

[bhaktih syaach choodra-yoshitaam]

Word-for-word

etaiḥ — of these doṣaiḥ — faulty qualities vihīnāya — to the person who is devoid brahmaṇyāya — to one dedicated to the welfare of the brāhmaṇas priyāya — kindly disposed ca — and sādhave — saintly śucaye — pure brūyāt — one should speak bhaktiḥ — devotion syāt — if it is present śūdra — of the common workers yoṣitām — and women.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

etair doṣair vihīnāya

etaiḥ

of these

doṣaiḥ

faulty qualities

vihīnāya

to the person who is devoid

brahmaṇyāya priyāya ca

brahmaṇyāya

to one dedicated to the welfare of the brāhmaṇas

priyāya

kindly disposed

and

sādhave śucaye brūyād

sādhave

saintly

śucaye

pure

brūyāt

one should speak

bhaktiḥ syāc chūdra-yoṣitām

bhaktiḥ

devotion

syāt

if it is present

śūdra

of the common workers

yoṣitām

and women.

This knowledge should be taught to one who is free from these bad qualities, who is dedicated to the welfare of the brāhmaṇas, and who is kindly disposed, saintly and pure. And if common workers and women are found to have devotion for the Supreme Lord, they are also to be accepted as qualified hearers.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Personal Guidance

Teach this to one free of those bad qualities, kindly disposed, saintly, pure, dedicated to brāhmaṇas' welfare; and even workers and women with devotion become qualified. The category of qualification is moral, not social.

Reflection Questions

By the Lord's qualifying standard, who in my life is qualified that I have overlooked?
Could I share more with them?

📝 My note

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