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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.22

यां न व्रजन्त्यधर्मिष्ठा: खला भूतद्रुह: शठा: । मानिन: कामिनो लुब्धा एभिर्हीना व्रजन्ति यत् ॥ २२ ॥
yāṁ na vrajanty adharmiṣṭhāḥ
[yaam na vrajanty adharmishthaah]
khalā bhūta-druhaḥ śaṭhāḥ
[khalaa bhoota-druhah shathaah]
māninaḥ kāmino lubdhā
[maaninah kaamino lubdhaa]
ebhir hīnā vrajanti yat
[ebhir heenaa vrajanti yat]
Word-for-word
yām — in the streets of the city na — not vrajanti — pass adharmiṣṭhāḥ — irreligious persons khalāḥ — envious persons bhūta-druhaḥ — persons violent toward other living entities śaṭhāḥ — cheaters māninaḥ — falsely prestigious kāminaḥ — lusty lubdhāḥ — greedy ebhiḥ — these hīnāḥ — completely devoid of vrajanti — walk yat — on the street.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yāṁ na vrajanty adharmiṣṭhāḥ
yām
in the streets of the city
na
not
vrajanti
pass
adharmiṣṭhāḥ
irreligious persons
khalā bhūta-druhaḥ śaṭhāḥ
khalāḥ
envious persons
bhūta-druhaḥ
persons violent toward other living entities
śaṭhāḥ
cheaters
māninaḥ kāmino lubdhā
māninaḥ
falsely prestigious
kāminaḥ
lusty
lubdhāḥ
greedy
ebhir hīnā vrajanti yat
ebhiḥ
these
hīnāḥ
completely devoid of
vrajanti
walk
yat
on the street.
No one who was sinful, envious, violent toward other living entities, cunning, falsely proud, lusty or greedy could enter that city. The people who lived there were all devoid of these faults.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
No one who was sinful, envious, violent toward other living entities, cunning, falsely proud, lusty or greedy could enter that city. The people who lived there were all devoid of these faults. Ebhiḥ means “of these faults.”
Personal Guidance
No sinful, envious, violent, cunning, falsely proud, lusty, or greedy person could enter. The residents were free of these faults. Heaven is not unconditional admission; it is the place such qualities are not.
Reflection Questions
  • Which of these seven faults still operates in me, and how is it currently delaying my Indrapurī-residence?
  • Where do I imagine 'heaven' as a place I'd be welcome as I currently am?
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