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CC Madhya 10.12

ভবদ্বিধা ভাগবতাস্তীর্থীভূতাঃ স্বয়ং বিভো ।
তীর্থীকুর্বন্তি তীর্থানি স্বান্তঃস্থেন গদাভৃতা ॥ ১২ ॥
bhavad-vidhā bhāgavatās
tīrthī-bhūtāḥ svayaṁ vibho
tīrthī-kurvanti tīrthāni
svāntaḥ-sthena gadā-bhṛtā

Synonyms

bhavatyour good self; vidhāḥlike; bhāgavatāḥdevotees; tīrthīas holy places of pilgrimage; bhūtāḥexisting; svayamthemselves; vibhoO almighty one; tīrthī-kurvantimake into holy places of pilgrimage; tīrthānithe holy places; sva-antaḥ-sthenabeing situated in their hearts; gadā-bhṛtāby the Personality of Godhead.

Translation

“ ‘Saints of your caliber are themselves places of pilgrimage. Because of their purity, they are constant companions of the Lord, and therefore they can purify even the places of pilgrimage.’

Purport

This verse, spoken by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to Vidura in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.13.10), is also quoted in the Ādi-līlā (1.63).