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[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 22]
great demigods, saintly persons and kings;  kācam —a piece of glass;  vicinvan —searching for;  api —although;  divya-ratnam —a transcendental gem;  svāmin —O my Lord;  kṛta-arthaḥ asmi —I am fully satisfied;  varam —any benediction;  na yāce —I do not ask.
TRANSLATION
[When he was being benedicted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Dhruva Mahārāja said] “‘O my Lord, because I was seeking an opulent material position, I was performing severe types of penance and austerity. Now I have gotten You, who are very difficult for the great demigods, saintly persons and kings to attain. I was searching after a piece of glass, but instead I have found a most valuable jewel. Therefore I am so satisfied that I do not wish to ask any benediction from You.’
PURPORT
This verse is from the  Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya  (7.28)...
TEXT 43
সংসার ভ্রমিতে কোন ভাগ্যে কেহ ভরে। নদীর প্রবাহে যেন কাণ্ঠ লাগে তীরে ॥ ৪৩ ॥
sarinsāra bhramite kona bhāgye keha tare nadira pravāhe yena kāṣṭha lāge tire
SYNONYMS
saṁsāra bhramite —wandering throughout the universe;  kona bhāgye —by some good fortune;  keha tare —someone crosses the ocean of nescience;  nadīra pravāhe —in the flow of the river;  yena —just as;  kāṣṭha —wood;  lāge —sticks;  tīre —on the bank.
TRANSLATION
“There are unlimited conditioned souls who are bereft of Lord Krşna’s service. Not knowing how to cross the ocean of nescience, they are scattered by waves, time and tide. However, some are fortunate to contact devotees, and by this contact they are delivered from the ocean of nescience, just as a log, floating down a river, accidentally washes upon the bank.
Text 44
তৈরিতে মহাধিমত্তাপি তাদেরাচাতদর্শনম্ ।।
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