Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.23
న హ్యమ్మయాని తీర్థాని న దేవాశ్చేతనోజ్ఝితా: ।
తే పునన్త్యురుకాలేన యూయం దర్శనమాత్రత: ॥ ౨౩ ॥
na hy am-mayāni tīrthāni
[na hy am-mayaani teerthaani]
na devāś cetanojjhitāḥ
[na devaash chetanojjhitaah]
te punanty uru-kālena
[te punanty uru-kaalena]
yūyaṁ darśana-mātrataḥ
[yooyam darshana-maatratah]
Word-for-word
na
—
not
hi
—
indeed
ap-mayāni
—
consisting of sacred water
tīrthāni
—
holy places
na
—
not
devāḥ
—
deity forms of demigods
cetana-ujjhitāḥ
—
devoid of life
te
—
they
punanti
—
purify
uru-kālena
—
after a long time
yūyam
—
yourselves
darśana-mātrataḥ
—
simply by being seen.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na hy am-mayāni tīrthāni
na
not
na devāś cetanojjhitāḥ
hi
indeed
ap-mayāni
consisting of sacred water
tīrthāni
holy places
te punanty uru-kālena
na
not
devāḥ
deity forms of demigods
cetana-ujjhitāḥ
devoid of life
te
they
punanti
purify
uru-kālena
after a long time
yūyaṁ darśana-mātrataḥ
yūyam
yourselves
darśana-mātrataḥ
simply by being seen.
Mere bodies of water do not constitute holy places, nor are lifeless statues of the demigods actual worshipable deities. Because external vision fails to appreciate the higher essence of the holy rivers and the demigods, these purify only after a considerable time. But devotees like you purify immediately, just by being seen.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mere bodies of water do not constitute holy places, nor are lifeless statues actual deities. These things purify a person only after a considerable time. But devotees like you purify immediately, just by being seen.
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