শুচিঃ সদ্ভক্তিদীপ্তাগ্নি দগ্ধদুর্জাতিকল্মষঃ শ্বপাকো ঽপি বুধৈঃ শ্লাগ্যো ন বেদজ্ঞো ঽপি নাস্তিকঃ
शुचिः सद्भक्तिदीप्ताग्नि दग्धदुर्जातिकल्मषः श्वपाको ऽपि बुधैः श्लाग्यो न वेदज्ञो ऽपि नास्तिकः
śuciḥ sad-bhakti-dīptāgni- dagdha-durjāti-kalmaṣaḥ śvapāko 'pi budhaiḥ ślāgyo na vedajño 'pi nāstikaḥ
Synonyms
śuciḥ—a brāhmaṇa purified internally and externally; sat-bhakti—of devotional service without motives; dīpta-agni—by the blazing fire; dagdha—burnt to ashes; durjāti—such as birth in a low family; kalmaṣaḥ—whose sinful reactions; śva-pākaḥ api—even though born in a family of dog-eaters; budhaiḥ—by learned scholars; ślāgyaḥ—recognized; na—not; veda-jñaḥ api—even though completely conversant in Vedic knowledge; nāstikaḥ—an atheist..
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, " 'A person who has the pure characteristics of a brāhmaṇa due to devotional service, which is like a blazing fire burning to ashes all the sinful reactions of past lives, is certainly saved from the consequences of sinful acts, such as taking birth in a lower family. Even though he may be born in a family of dog-eaters, he is recognized by learned scholars. However, although a person may be a learned scholar in Vedic knowledge, he is not recognized if he is an atheist.
Purport
This verse and the next are quoted from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (3.11,12), a transcendental literature extracted from the Purāṇas.