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The Process of Devotional Service
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abhayaṁ sarvadā tasmai
dadāmv etad vrataṁ mama
SYNONYMS
sakṛt —once only;  eva —certainly;  prapannaḥ —surrendered;  yaḥ —anyone who;  tava —Yours;  asmi —I am;  iti —thus;  ca —also;  yācate —prays;  abhayam —fearlessness;  sarvadā —always;  tasmai —unto him;  dadāmi —I give;  etat —this;  vratam —vow;  mama —My.
TRANSLATION
“‘It is My vow that if one only once seriously surrenders unto Me, saying, ‘‘My dear Lord, from this day I am Yours,’’ and prays to Me for courage, I shall immediately award courage to that person, and he will always remain safe from that time on.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the  Rāmāyaṇa .
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ভুক্তি-নুক্তি-সিদ্ধিকান্নী ‘সুবুদ্ধি’ বদি হয় ।।
গাঢ়ু-ভক্তি যোগে তবে ক্ষেত্রে ভজয় ॥ ৩৫ ॥  ।
bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī ‘subuddhi’ yadi haya gāḍha-bhakti-yoge tabe kṛṣṇere bhajaya
SYNONYMS
bhukti —of material enjoyment;  mukti —of impersonal liberation;  siddhi —of achieving mystic power;  kāmī —desirous;  su-buddhi —actually intelligent;  yadi —if;  haya —he is;  gāḍha —deep;  bhakti-yoge —by devotional service;  tabe —then;  kṛṣṇere bhajaya —worships Lord Kṛṣṇa.
TRANSLATION
“Due to bad association, the living entity desires material happiness, liberation or merging into the impersonal aspect of the Lord, or he engages in mystic yoga for material power. If such a person actually becomes intelligent, he takes to Krṣṇa consciousness by engaging himself in intense devotional service to Lord Śrī Krṣṇa.
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অকাম: সৰ্বকামো বা মোক্ষকাম উদারধাী:।
তীব্রেণ ভক্তিধোগেন যজ্ঞেত পুরুষং পরম্ ॥ ৩৬ ॥।