न यद्वचश्चित्रपदं हरेर्यशो जगत्पवित्रं प्रगृणीत कर्हिचित् । तद्वायसं तीर्थमुशन्ति मानसा न यत्र हंसा निरमन्त्युशिक्क्षया: ॥ १० ॥
na yad vacas citra-padam harer yaso jagat-pavitram pragrnita karhicit tad vayasam tirtham usanti manasa na yatra hamsa niramanty usik-ksayah
- na
- not
- yat
- that
- vacah
- vocabulary
- citra-padam
- decorative
- hareh
- of the Lord
- yasah
- glories
- jagat
- universe
- pavitram
- sanctified
- pragrnita
- described
- karhicit
- hardly
- tat
- that
- vayasam
- crows
- tirtham
- place of pilgrimage
- usanti
- think
- manasah
- saintly persons
- na
- not
- yatra
- where
- hamsah
- all-perfect beings
- niramanti
- take pleasure
- usik-ksayah
- those who reside in the transcendental abode.
Those words which do not describe the glories of the Lord, who alone can sanctify the atmosphere of the whole universe, are considered by saintly persons to be like unto a place of pilgrimage for crows. Since the all-perfect persons are inhabitants of the transcendental abode, they do not derive any pleasure there.