Devanagari
चरन्ति ह्यवनौ कामं ब्राह्मणा भगवत्प्रिया: ।
मादृशां ग्राम्यबुद्धीनां बोधायोन्मत्तलिङ्गिन: ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
caranti hy avanau kāmaṁ
brāhmaṇā bhagavat-priyāḥ
mādṛśāṁ grāmya-buddhīnāṁ
bodhāyonmatta-liṅginaḥ
Synonyms
caranti
—
wander
;
hi
—
indeed
;
avanau
—
on the surface of the world
;
kāmam
—
according to desire
;
brāhmaṇāḥ
—
the brāhmaṇas
;
bhagavat
—
priyāḥ — who are also Vaiṣṇavas, very dear to the Personality of Godhead
;
mā
—
dṛśām — of those like me
;
grāmya
—
buddhīnām — who are obsessed with temporary material consciousness
;
bodhāya
—
for the awakening
;
unmatta
—
liṅginaḥ — who dress as if madmen .
Translation
Brāhmaṇas who are exalted to the position of Vaiṣṇavas, the most dear servants of Kṛṣṇa, sometimes dress like madmen. Just to benefit materialists like us, who are always attached to sense gratification, and just to dissipate our ignorance, these Vaiṣṇavas wander on the surface of the globe according to their desire.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Brāhmaṇas who are Vaiṣṇavas, the most dear servants of the Lord, dressed like madmen, wander the earth at will to enlighten materialist persons like me.