एतद् ब्रह्मण्यदेवस्य श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मण्यतां नर: । लब्धभावो भगवति कर्मबन्धाद् विमुच्यते ॥ ४१ ॥
etad brahmaṇya-devasya śrutvā brahmaṇyatāṁ naraḥ labdha-bhāvo bhagavati karma-bandhād vimucyate
- etat
- this
- brahmaṇya-devasya
- of the Supreme Lord, who especially favors the brāhmaṇas
- śrutvā
- hearing
- brahmaṇyatām
- of the kindness toward brāhmaṇas
- naraḥ
- a man
- labdha
- obtaining
- bhāvaḥ
- love
- bhagavati
- for the Lord
- karma
- of material work
- bandhāt
- from the bondage
- vimucyate
- becomes freed
The Lord always shows brāhmaṇas special favor. Anyone who hears this account of the Supreme Lord’s kindness to brāhmaṇas will come to develop love for the Lord and thus become freed from the bondage of material work.