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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 20.57
ভবদ্বিধা ভাগবতাস্তীর্থভূতাঃ স্বয়ং প্রভো ।
তীর্থীকুর্বন্তি তীর্থানি স্বান্তঃস্থেন গদাভৃতা ॥ ৫৭ ॥
bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās
tīrtha-bhūtāḥ svayaṁ prabho
tīrthī-kurvanti tīrthāni
svāntaḥ-sthena gadā-bhṛtā
“ ‘Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage.’
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Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira spoke these words while receiving his saintly uncle Vidura, who was returning from visiting sacred places of pilgrimage.
Advanced devotees are themselves holy places. Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord and always carry Lord Viṣṇu in their hearts.
Such devotees can purify even places of pilgrimage. They revitalize holy places polluted by the pilgrimages of sinners.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of CC Madhya 20.57 quotesSB 1.13.10
This verse was spoken by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to Vidura in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.13.10).
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Humility and restored identity. A seeker relinquishes status, asks fundamental questions, and receives sambandha knowledge.
The mood of Madhya 20 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After giving the jailer seven thousand gold coins, Sanātana Gosvāmī was released. He then crossed the Ganges and fled.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 20
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In this verse: “saintly”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this teaching change the way you understand what makes a place holy?
Reflect for one minute on the description of advanced devotees always carrying Lord Viṣṇu in their hearts.
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