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SB 10.81.15

Devanāgarī

अहो ब्रह्मण्यदेवस्य द‍ृष्टा ब्रह्मण्यता मया । यद् दरिद्रतमो लक्ष्मीमाश्लिष्टो बिभ्रतोरसि ॥ १५ ॥

Text

aho brahmaṇya-devasya dṛṣṭā brahmaṇyatā mayā yad daridratamo lakṣmīm āśliṣṭo bibhratorasi

Synonyms

aho—ah;brahmaṇya—who is dedicated tobrāhmaṇas;devasya—of the Supreme Lord;dṛṣṭa—seen;brahmaṇyatā—the devotion tobrāhmaṇas;mayā—by me;yat—inasmuch;daridra-tamaḥ—the poorest person;lakṣmīm—the goddess of fortune;āśliṣṭaḥ—embraced;bibhratā—by Him who carries;urasi—on His chest.

Translation

[Sudāmā thought:] Lord Kṛṣṇa is known to be devoted to the brāhmaṇas, and now I have personally seen this devotion. Indeed, He who carries the goddess of fortune on His chest has embraced the poorest beggar.

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