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).