10.12

bhavad-vidha bhagavatas

tirthi-bhutah svayam vibho

tirthi-kurvanti tirthani

svantah-sthena gada-bhrta

SYNONYMS

bhavat—your good self; vidhah—like; bhagavatah—devotees; tirthi—as holy places of pilgrimage; bhutah—existing; svayam—themselves; vibho—O almighty one; tirthi-kurvanti—make into holy places of pilgrimage; tirthani—the holy places; sva-antah-sthena—being situated in their hearts; gada-bhrta—by the Personality of Godhead " ’Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage.

Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage.’

PURPORT

This verse, spoken by Maharaja Yudhisthira to Vidura in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.13.10), is also quoted in the Adi-lila (1.63).