Verse 28
The good make clean by being seen· Verses 28–32
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श्रीभगवानुवाच ।त्वं नो गुरुः पितृव्यश्च श्लाघ्यो बन्धुश्च नित्यदा ।वयं तु रक्ष्याः पोष्याश्च अनुकम्प्याः प्रजा हि वः
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28Worshipped and praised in this way by one devoted to him, the Bhagavan, Hari, spoke smiling to Akrura, as though he were bewildering him with his words: 29Bhagavan said: You are our teacher and our uncle, and to be praised, and always our kinsman. We are the ones to be kept and fed and pitied by you; we are your children. 30Men who want what is good should always attend on greatly favoured ones like you, who are the most worthy of honour. The gods are out for their own ends; the good are not. 31For the fords are not made of water, and the gods are not made of clay and stone. Those make a man clean over a long time, but the good do it by the sight of them alone.
32You are the best of our friends and you wish us well; so go to the city named after the elephant, to find out how it stands with the Pandavas.