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Srimad-Bhagavatam, 9.15.40:

 

"The duty of a brahmana is to culture the quality of forgiveness,

which is illuminating like the sun. The Supreme Personality of Godhead,

Hari, is pleased with those who are forgiving."

 

Purport

 

"Different personalities become beautiful by possessing different

qualities. Canakya Pandita says that the cuckoo bird, although very black,

is beautiful because of its sweet voice. Similarly, a woman becomes beautiful

by her chastity and faithfulness to her husband, and an ugly person

becomes beautiful when he becomes a learned scholar. In the same way,

brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras become beautiful by their

qualities. Brahmanas are beautiful when they are forgiving, ksatriyas when

they are heroic and never retreat from fighting, vaisyas when they enrich

cultural activities and protect cows, and sudras when they are faithful in

the discharge of duties pleasing to their masters. Thus everyone becomes

beautiful by his special qualities. And the special quality of the

brahmana, as described here, is forgiveness."

 

MDd

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On Sat, 24 Nov 2001, M. Tandy wrote:

> Srimad-Bhagavatam, 9.15.40:

> "The duty of a brahmana is to culture the quality of forgiveness,

> which is illuminating like the sun. The Supreme Personality of Godhead,

> Hari, is pleased with those who are forgiving."

 

Kshanti (forgiveness) is the first of the nine anubhavas

(preliminary characteristics of love of God) listed by Srila Rupa Gosvami

in his Bhaktirasamrta-sindhu, as quoted by Srila Prabhupada in Cc.

Madhya-lila, 23.18-19.

 

MDd

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