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SB 10.52.20

Devanāgarī

ब्रह्मन् कृष्णकथा: पुण्या माध्वीर्लोकमलापहा: । को नु तृप्येत श‍ृण्वान: श्रुतज्ञो नित्यनूतना: ॥ २० ॥

Text

brahman kṛṣṇa-kathāḥ puṇyā mādhvīr loka-malāpahāḥ ko nu tṛpyeta śṛṇvānaḥ śruta-jño nitya-nūtanāḥ

Synonyms

brahman—Obrāhmaṇa;kṛṣṇa-kathāḥ—topics of Kṛṣṇa;puṇyāḥ—pious;mādhvīḥ—sweet;loka—of the world;mala—the contamination;apahāḥ—which remove;kaḥ—who;nu—at all;tṛpyeta—would become satiated;śṛṇvānaḥ—hearing;śruta—what is heard;jñaḥ—who can understand;nitya—always;nūtanāḥ—novel.

Translation

What experienced listener, O brāhmaṇa, could ever grow satiated while listening to the pious, charming and ever-fresh topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa, which cleanse away the world’s contamination?

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