SB 12.10.7 • मूल श्लोक

अथापि संवदिष्यामो भवान्येतेन साधुना । अयं हि परमो लाभो नृणां साधुसमागम: ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

athāpi saṁvadiṣyāmo bhavāny etena sādhunā ayaṁ hi paramo lābho nṛṇāṁ sādhu-samāgamaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

atha api — nevertheless; saṁvadiṣyāmaḥ — we shall converse; bhavāni — my dear Bhavānī; etena — with this; sādhunā — pure devotee; ayam — this; hi — indeed; paramaḥ — the best; lābhaḥ — gain; nṛṇām — for men; sādhu-samāgamaḥ — the association of saintly devotees.

Translation

“Still, my dear Bhavānī, let us talk with this saintly personality. After all, association with saintly devotees is man’s highest achievement.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda