Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 23: The Brāhmaṇas' Wives Blessed

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; kṛṣṇeŚrī 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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