Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.25
श्रवणाद् दर्शनाद् वापि महापातकिनोऽपि व: ।
शुध्येरन्नन्त्यजाश्चापि किमु सम्भाषणादिभि: ॥ २५ ॥
śravaṇād darśanād vāpi
[shravanaad darshanaad vaapi]
mahā-pātakino ’pi vaḥ
[mahaa-paatakino ’pi vah]
śudhyerann antya-jāś cāpi
[shudhyerann antya-jaash chaapi]
kim u sambhāṣaṇādibhiḥ
[kim u sambhaashanaadibhih]
Word-for-word
śravaṇāt
—
by hearing about
darśanāt
—
by seeing
vā
—
or
api
—
also
mahā-pātakinaḥ
—
those who commit the worst kinds of sins
api
—
even
vaḥ
—
you
śudhyeran
—
they become purified
antya-jāḥ
—
outcastes
ca
—
and
api
—
even
kim u
—
what to speak of
sambhāṣaṇa-ādibhiḥ
—
by directly speaking with, and so on.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śravaṇād darśanād vāpi
śravaṇāt
by hearing about
darśanāt
by seeing
vā
or
api
also
mahā-pātakino ’pi vaḥ
mahā-pātakinaḥ
those who commit the worst kinds of sins
api
even
vaḥ
you
śudhyerann antya-jāś cāpi
śudhyeran
they become purified
antya-jāḥ
outcastes
ca
and
api
even
kim u sambhāṣaṇādibhiḥ
kim u
what to speak of
sambhāṣaṇa-ādibhiḥ
by directly speaking with, and so on.
Even the worst sinners and social outcastes are purified just by hearing about or seeing personalities like you. Imagine, then, how purified they become by directly speaking with you.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Even the worst sinners and social outcastes are purified just by hearing about or seeing personalities like you. Imagine, then, how purified they become by directly speaking to you.
Personal Guidance
Even the worst sinners are purified just by hearing about or seeing personalities like Markandeya. Real saints are sanitation systems for the world — and even small contact helps. Sadhu-sanga is communicable in the best sense.
Reflection Questions
- When did I last seek even brief contact with a saint, in person or in text?
- How could I arrange more such contact this month?
My note
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