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Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila

Verse 32 of 36
SB 3.33.32

तस्यास्तद्योगविधुत मार्त्यं मर्त्यमभूत्सरित् स्रोतसां प्रवरा सौम्य सिद्धिदा सिद्धसेविता

tasyās tad yoga-vidhuta- mārtyaṁ martyam abhūt sarit srotasāṁ pravarā saumya siddhidā siddha-sevitā

Synonyms

tasyāḥ—of Devahūti; tat—that; yoga—by yoga practice; vidhuta—relinquished; mārtyam—material elements; martyam—her mortal body; abhūt—became; sarit—a river; srotasām—of all rivers; pravarā—the foremost; saumya—O gentle Vidura; siddhi-dā—conferring perfection; siddha—by persons desiring perfection; sevitā—resorted to..

Translation

Dear Vidura, the material elements of her body have melted into water and are now a flowing river, which is the most sacred of all rivers. Anyone who bathes in that river also attains perfection, and therefore all persons who desire perfection go bathe there.

Verse 32 of 36