SB 10.34.17
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 17
- brahma-daṇḍād vimukto 'haṁ
- sadyas te 'cyuta darśanāt
- yan-nāma gṛhṇann akhilān
- śrotṟn ātmānam eva ca
- sadyaḥ punāti kiṁ bhūyas
- tasya spṛṣṭaḥ padā hi te
SYNONYMS
brahma — of the brāhmaṇas; daṇḍāt — from the punishment; vimuktaḥ — freed; aham — I am; sadyaḥ — immediately; te — You; acyuta — O infallible Lord; darśanāt — by seeing; yat — whose; nāma — name; gṛhṇan — chanting; akhilān — all; śrotṟn — hearers; ātmānam — oneself; eva — indeed; ca — also; sadyaḥ — immediately; punāti — purifies; kim bhūyaḥ — what more, then; tasya — His; spṛṣṭaḥ — touched; padā — by the foot; hi — indeed; te — Your.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
O infallible one, I was immediately freed from the brāhmaṇas' punishment simply by seeing You. Anyone who chants Your name purifies all who hear his chanting, as well as himself. How much more beneficial, then, is the touch of Your lotus feet?