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Chapter 15: The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu

Verse 11 of 22
SB 6.15.11

चरन्ति ह्यवनौ कामं ब्राह्मणा भगवत्प्रियाः मादृशां ग्राम्यबुद्धीनां बोधायोन्मत्तलिंगिनः

caranti hy avanau kāmaṁ brāhmaṇā bhagavat-priyāḥ mādṛśāṁ grāmya-buddhīnāṁ bodhāyonmatta-liṅginaḥ

Synonyms

carantiwander; hiindeed; avanauon the surface of the world; kāmamaccording to desire; brāhmaṇāḥthe brāhmaṇas; bhagavat-priyāḥwho are also Vaiṣṇavas, very dear to the Personality of Godhead; mā-dṛśāmof those like me; grāmya-buddhīnāmwho are obsessed with temporary material consciousness; bodhāyafor the awakening; unmatta-liṅginaḥwho dress as if madmen..

Translation

Brāhmaṇas who are exalted to the position of Vaiṣṇavas, the most dear servants of Kṛṣṇa, sometimes dress like madmen. Just to benefit materialists like us, who are always attached to sense gratification, and just to dissipate our ignorance, these Vaiṣṇavas wander on the surface of the globe according to their desire.

Verse 11 of 22
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