Devanagari
तेषु नित्यं महाभाग महाभागेषु मत्कथा: ।
सम्भवन्ति हि ता नृणां जुषतां प्रपुनन्त्यघम् ॥ २८ ॥
Verse text
teṣu nityaṁ mahā-bhāga
mahā-bhāgeṣu mat-kathāḥ
sambhavanti hi tā nṝṇāṁ
juṣatāṁ prapunanty agham
Synonyms
teṣu
—
among them
;
nityam
—
constantly
;
mahā
—
bhāga — O greatly fortunate Uddhava
;
mahā
—
bhāgeṣu — among these greatly fortunate devotees
;
mat
—
kathāḥ — discussions about Me
;
sambhavanti
—
arise
;
hi
—
indeed
;
tāḥ
—
these topics
;
nṝṇām
—
of persons
;
juṣatām
—
who are partaking in them
;
prapunanti
—
totally purify
;
agham
—
the sins .
Translation
O greatly fortunate Uddhava, in the association of such saintly devotees there is constant discussion of Me, and those partaking in this chanting and hearing of My glories are certainly purified of all sins.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O greatly fortunate Uddhava! In the association of such saintly devotees there arises constant discussion of me, and those topics destroy the sins of the speaker and listener.
They speak about me only.
Purport
Even if one does not receive direct instructions from a pure devotee, simply by hearing him glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead one can be purified of all sinful reactions caused by one’s involvement in illusion.