नन्वस्य ब्राह्मणा राजन्कृष्णस्य जगदात्मन: । पुनन्त: पादरजसा त्रिलोकीं दैवतं महत् ॥ ४२ ॥
nanv asya brahmana rajan krsnasya jagad-atmanah punantah pada-rajasa tri-lokim daivatam mahat
- nanu
- but
- asya
- by Him
- brahmanah
- the qualified brahmanas
- rajan
- O King
- krsnasya
- by Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- jagat-atmanah
- who is the life and soul of the whole creation
- punantah
- sanctifying
- pada-rajasa
- by the dust of their lotus feet
- tri-lokim
- the three worlds
- daivatam
- worshipable
- mahat
- most exalted.
My dear King Yudhisthira, the brahmanas, especially those engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord throughout the entire world, are recognized and worshiped by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the heart and soul of all creation. The brahmanas, by their preaching, sanctify the three worlds with the dust of their lotus feet, and thus they are worshipable even for Krsna.