Devanagari
नन्वस्य ब्राह्मणा राजन्कृष्णस्य जगदात्मन: ।
पुनन्त: पादरजसा त्रिलोकीं दैवतं महत् ॥ ४२ ॥
Verse text
nanv asya brāhmaṇā rājan
kṛṣṇasya jagad-ātmanaḥ
punantaḥ pāda-rajasā
tri-lokīṁ daivataṁ mahat
Synonyms
nanu
—
but
;
asya
—
by Him
;
brāhmaṇāḥ
—
the qualified brāhmaṇas
;
rājan
—
O King
;
kṛṣṇasya
—
by Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
;
jagat
—
ātmanaḥ — who is the life and soul of the whole creation
;
punantaḥ
—
sanctifying
;
pāda
—
rajasā — by the dust of their lotus feet
;
tri
—
lokīm — the three worlds
;
daivatam
—
worshipable
;
mahat
—
most exalted .
Translation
My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, the brāhmaṇas, especially those engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord throughout the entire world, are recognized and worshiped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the heart and soul of all creation. The brāhmaṇas, by their preaching, sanctify the three worlds with the dust of their lotus feet, and thus they are worshipable even for Kṛṣṇa.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O King! The brāhmaṇas, who purify the three worlds with the dust of their feet, are greatly worshiped by the Supreme Lord.
Kṛṣṇa respects the brāhmaṇas because he is affectionate to them. One should not say by this statement that they are actually more worthy of respect than the Lord, since Kṛṣṇa was considered the most worthy of worship even though many brāhmaṇas were present at the Rājasūya.
Thus ends the commentary on the Fourteenth Chapter of the Seventh Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas.
Chapter Fifteen
The Detached Householder
Purport
As admitted by Lord Kṛṣṇa in
Bhagavad-gītā
(18.69)
,
na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ.
The
brāhmaṇas
preach the cult of Kṛṣṇa consciousness all around the world, and therefore, although they worship Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord also recognizes them as worshipable. The relationship is reciprocal. The
brāhmaṇas
want to worship Kṛṣṇa, and similarly Kṛṣṇa wants to worship the
brāhmaṇas.
In conclusion, therefore,
brāhmaṇas
and Vaiṣṇavas who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord must be worshiped by religionists, philosophers and people in general. At the Rājasūya-yajṣa of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, many hundreds and thousands of
brāhmaṇas
were present, yet Kṛṣṇa was selected to be worshiped first. Therefore, Kṛṣṇa is always the Supreme Person, but by His causeless mercy He recognizes the
brāhmaṇas
as dearmost to Him.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, Fourteenth Chapter, of the
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,
entitled “Ideal Family Life.”