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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized
SB 12.12.64
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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


TEXT 65

vipro 'dhītyāpnuyāt prajñāṁ
rājanyodadhi-mekhalām
vaiśyo nidhi-patitvaṁ ca
śūdraḥ śudhyeta pātakāt


SYNONYMS

vipraḥ—a brāhmaṇa; adhītya—studying; āpnuyāt—achieves; prajñām—intelligence in devotional service; rājanya—a king; udadhi-mekhalām—(the earth) bounded by the seas; vaiśyaḥ—a businessman; nidhi—of treasures; patitvam—lordship; ca—and; śūdraḥ—a worker; śudhyeta—becomes purified; pātakāt—from sinful reactions.


TRANSLATION

A brāhmaṇa who studies the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam achieves firm intelligence in devotional service, a king who studies it gains sovereignty over the earth, a vaiśya acquires great treasure and a śūdra is freed from sinful reactions.

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