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SB 10.81.12

Devanāgarī

ब्राह्मणस्तां तु रजनीमुषित्वाच्युतमन्दिरे । भुक्त्वा पीत्वा सुखं मेने आत्मानं स्वर्गतं यथा ॥ १२ ॥

Text

brāhmaṇas tāṁ tu rajanīm uṣitvācyuta-mandire bhuktvā pītvā sukhaṁ mene ātmānaṁ svar-gataṁ yathā

Synonyms

brāhmaṇaḥ—thebrāhmaṇa;tām—that;tu—and;rajanīm—night;uṣitvā—residing;acyuta—of Lord Kṛṣṇa;mandire—in the palace;bhuktvā—eating;pītvā—drinking;sukham—to his satisfaction;mene—he thought;ātmānam—himself;svaḥ—the spiritual world;gatam—having attained;yathā—as if.

Translation

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] The brāhmaṇa spent that night in Lord Acyuta’s palace after eating and drinking to his full satisfaction. He felt as if he had gone to the spiritual world.

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