Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.38.12

yasyakhilamiva-habhih su-mangalaih

vaco vimisra guna-karma-janmabhih

prananti sumbhanti punanti vai jagat

yas tad-viraktah sava-sobhana matah

SYNONYMS

yasya -- of whom; akhila -- all; amiva -- sins; habhih -- which destroy; su-mangalaih -- most auspicious; vacah -- words; vimisrah -- joined; guna -- with the qualities; karma -- activities; janmabhih -- and incarnations; prananti -- they give life; sumbhanti -- make beautiful; punanti -- and purify; vai -- indeed; jagat -- the entire universe; yah -- which (words); tat -- of these; viraktah -- devoid; sava -- of a corpse; sobhanah -- (like) the decorating; matah -- considered.

TRANSLATION

All sins are destroyed and all good fortune created by the Supreme Lord's qualities, activities and appearances, and words that describe these three things animate, beautify and purify the world. On the other hand, words bereft of His glories are like the decorations on a corpse.

PURPORT

Srila Sridhara Svami brings up the following possible objection: How can one who is devoid of ordinary ego, who is fully self-satisfied, engage in pastimes? The answer is given here. Lord Krsna acts on the pure, spiritual platform for the pleasure of His loving devotees, not for any kind of mundane gratification.

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