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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.23.39
dṛṣṭvā strīṇāḿ bhagavati
kṛṣṇe bhaktim alaukikīm
ātmānaḿ ca tayā hīnam
anutaptā vyagarhayan
SYNONYMS
dṛṣṭvā — observing; strīṇām — of their wives; bhagavati — for the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kṛṣṇe — Śrī Kṛṣṇa; bhaktim — the pure devotion; alaukikīm — transcendental to this world; ātmānam — themselves; ca — and; tayā — of that; hīnam — devoid; anutaptāḥ — lamenting; vyagarhayan — they condemned.
TRANSLATION
Taking note of their wives' pure, transcendental devotion for Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and seeing their own lack of devotion, the brāhmaṇas felt most sorrowful and began to condemn themselves.
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