Shloka 75
Nārada’s Instructions: Śrāddha, True Dharma, Contentment, Yoga, and Devotion-Centered Renunciation
यूयं नृलोके बत भूरिभागा लोकं पुनाना मुनयोऽभियन्ति । येषां गृहानावसतीति साक्षाद् गूढं परं ब्रह्म मनुष्यलिङ्गम् ॥ ७५ ॥
yūyaṁ nṛ-loke bata bhūri-bhāgā lokaṁ punānā munayo ’bhiyanti yeṣāṁ gṛhān āvasatīti sākṣād gūḍhaṁ paraṁ brahma manuṣya-liṅgam
Ô Yudhiṣṭhira, vous, les Pāṇḍava, êtes comblés de fortune: des sages qui purifient les mondes viennent chez vous comme de simples visiteurs, et le Parabrahman, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, demeure secrètement avec vous sous forme humaine, tel un frère.
Here is a statement exalting a Vaiṣṇava. In human society, a brāhmaṇa is the most respected person. A brāhmaṇa is one who can understand Brahman, the impersonal Brahman, but hardly ever can one understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is described by Arjuna in Bhagavad-gītā as paraṁ brahma. A brāhmaṇa may be extremely fortunate in having achieved brahma- jñāna, but the Pāṇḍavas were so exalted that the Parabrahman, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was living in their house like an ordinary human being. The word bhūri-bhāgāḥ indicates that the Pāṇḍavas were in a still higher position than brahmacārīs and brāhmaṇas. In the following verses, Nārada Muni repeatedly glorifies the position of the Pāṇḍavas.
FAQs
This verse says that sages purify the entire world, and those who receive them at home are especially blessed—because saintly association brings direct spiritual purification.
Prahlada teaches that the Lord may be present among humans—often unrecognized—especially when He comes as a devotee, saint, or honored guest; therefore one should treat such visitors with reverence.
Honor devotees, teachers, and sincere seekers who come to your home; cultivate hospitality, humility, and service—seeing such association as a chance for spiritual purification.