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CC Madhya 16.184

Bengali

‘চণ্ডাল — পবিত্র যাঁর শ্রীনাম-শ্রবণে ।
হেন-তোমার এই জীব পাইল দরশনে ॥ ১৮৪ ॥

Text

‘caṇḍāla — pavitra yāṅra śrī-nāma-śravaṇe
hena-tomāra ei jīva pāila daraśane

Synonyms

caṇḍāla — the dog-eater, the lowest of mankind; pavitra — purified; yāṅra — of whom; śrī-nāma-śravaṇe — by hearing the holy name; hena-tomāra — of such a one as You; ei jīva — this conditioned living entity; pāila — has gotten; daraśane — the personal visit.

Translation

“Simply by hearing Your holy name, a caṇḍāla, the lowest of men, can be purified. Now this conditioned soul has received Your personal interview.