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  "name":"SB 6.10.5",
  "h1":"SB 6.10.5",
  "label":"Text 5",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.10.5",
  "description":"The demigods replied: O exalted brāhmaṇa, pious persons like you, whose activities are praiseworthy, are very kind and affectionate to people in general. What can't such pious souls give for the benefit of others? They can give everything, including their bodies."

} —

SB 6.10.5

Text

śrī-devā ūcuḥ
kiṁ nu tad dustyajaṁ brahman
puṁsāṁ bhūtānukampinām
bhavad-vidhānāṁ mahatāṁ
puṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇām

Synonyms

śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ—the demigods said; kim—what; nu—indeed; tat—that; dustyajam—difficult to give up; brahman—O exalted brāhmaṇa; puṁsām—of persons; bhūta-anukampinām—who are very sympathetic toward the suffering living entities; bhavat-vidhānām—like Your Lordship; mahatām—who are very great; puṇya-śloka-īḍya-karmaṇām—whose pious activities are praised by all great souls.

Translation

The demigods replied: O exalted brāhmaṇa, pious persons like you, whose activities are praiseworthy, are very kind and affectionate to people in general. What can't such pious souls give for the benefit of others? They can give everything, including their bodies.