Volume 7 - Prabhupada

Text 72] The lord Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami 283SYNONYMSaha bata-how wonderful it is; 5va-pacah-dog-eaters; atah-than the initiatedbrahmaQa; garfyan-more glorious; yat-of whom; jihva-agre-on thetongue; vartate-remains; nama-the holy name; tubhyam-of You, my Lord;tepuh-have performed; tapah-austerity; te-they; juhuvuh-have performedsacrifices; sasnuh-have bathed in all holy places; aryah-really belonging to theAryan race; brahma-all the Vedas; anucuh-have studied; nama-the holyname; gwanti-chant; ye-who; te-they.TRANSLATIONVallabha Bhatfacarya then recited the following verse:" 'My dear lord, onewho always keeps Your holy name on his tongue becomes greater than an initiatedbrahmaQa. Although he may be born in a family of dog-eaters and maytherefore, by material calculation, be the lowest among men, he is stillglorious. This is the wonderful effect of chanting the holy name of the lord. Itis therefore concluded that one who chants the holy name of the lord shouldbe understood to have performed all kinds of austerities and great sacrificesmentioned in the Vedas. He has already taken his bath in all the holy places ofpilgrimage. He has studied all the Vedas, and he is actually an Aryan.' "PURPORTThis verse is quoted from Srfmad-Bhagavatam (3.33.7).TEXT 73' ittJ I( 12111fM"f11'1211ft i 't