SB 10.52.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 52: Rukmiṇī's Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

SB 10.52.30 - SB 10.52.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 31

santuṣṭo yarhi varteta

brāhmaṇo yena kenacit

ahīyamānaḥ svad dharmāt

sa hy asyākhila-kāma-dhuk

SYNONYMS

santuṣṭaḥ—satisfied; yarhi—when; varteta—carries on; brāhmaṇaḥ—a brāhmaṇa; yena kenacit—with whatever; ahīyamānaḥ—not falling short; svāt—of his own; dharmāt—religious duty; saḥ—those religious principles; hi—indeed; asya—for him; akhila—of everything; kāma-dhuk—the mystic cow, milked for fulfillment of any desire.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

When a brāhmaṇa is satisfied with whatever comes his way and does not fall away from his religious duties, those very religious principles become his desire cow, fulfilling all his wishes.

SB 10.52.30 - SB 10.52.32