Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 209 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.209

কিরাতহূনান্ধ্রপুলিন্দপুক্কশা আভীরশুম্ভা যবনাঃ খশাদযঃ যে ঽন্যে চ পাপা যদুপাশ্রযাশ্রযাঃ শুধ্যন্তি তস্মৈ প্রভবিষ্ণবে নমঃ

किरातहूनान्ध्रपुलिन्दपुक्कशा आभीरशुम्भा यवनाः खशादयः ये ऽन्ये च पापा यदुपाश्रयाश्रयाः शुध्यन्ति तस्मै प्रभविष्णवे नमः

kirāta-hūnāndhra-pulinda-pukkaśā ābhīra-śumbhā yavanāḥ khaśādayaḥ ye 'nye ca pāpā yad-upāśrayāśrayāḥ śudhyanti tasmai prabhaviṣṇave namaḥ

Synonyms

kirātathe aborigines named Kirātas; hūnathe Hūnas; āndhraĀndhras; pulindaPulindas; pukkaśāḥPukkaśas; ābhīraĀbhīras; śumbhāḥŚumbhas; yavanāḥpersons who do not follow the Vedic injunctions and who eat cow's flesh; khaśa-ādayaḥKhaśas and others; yethose who; anyesimilar others; caalso; pāpāḥsinful persons; yatof the Supreme Personality of Godhead; upāśrayaof the devotees; āśrayāḥtaking shelter; śudhyantibecome purified; tasmaiunto Him, Lord Viṣṇu, because of whom they become purified; prabhaviṣṇaveto Lord Viṣṇu, the most powerful; namaḥrespectful obeisances..

Translation

" 'Kirāta, Hūna, Āndhra, Pulinda, Pukkaśa, Ābhīra, Śumbha, Yavana and the Khaśa races and even others who are addicted to sinful acts can be purified by taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord due to His being the supreme power. I beg to offer my respectful obeisances unto Him.'

Verse 209 of 355
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