Text 1721
Explanations of the Atmäräma Verse:
175
TRANSLATION
“‘Those who are anxious to awaken their spiritual consciousness, who have unflinching intelligence and who are not deviated, certainly attain the desired goal of life.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the  Nāradiya Purāna ...
TEXT 17:1
চ-সাক্ক অপি-অর্থে, “অপি”—অবধারণে ।।
বস্ত্রাওহ  বিনা ভক্তি না  ভঙ্গাম্ব  প্রেমে   ॥ ১৭১ ॥
ca-śabda api-arthe, ‘api’ —avadhāraṇe yatnāgraha vinā bhakti nā janmāya preme
SYNONYMS
ca-śabda —the word  ca ;  api —of the word  api ;  arthe —in the meaning;  api   avadhāraṇe —this  api  is used in sense of emphasis;  yatna-āgraha vinā —without sincere endeavor;  bhakti —devotional service;  nā —not;  janmāya —begets;  preme —love of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
“The word ca may be used in place of api, which gives emphasis to something. Thus it means that without sincere endeavor in devotional service, one cannot attain love of Godhead.
TEXT 172
সাধনৌ ঘৈরনা স কৈরলভ্যা হু চিরা দপি ।।
হরিণা চাম্বদেয়েতি দ্বিধা না ন্যাং স্থল্লভা ॥ ১৭২ ॥
sādhanaughair anāsaṅgair  
 alabhyā sucirād api  
 hariṇā cāśv adeyeti  
 dvidhā sā syāt sudurlabhā
SYNONYMS
sādhana —activities of devotional service;  aughaiḥ —by masses of;  anāsaṅgaiḥ —without attachment;  alabhyā —very difficult to achieve;  su-cirāt api —even after a considerable duration of time;  hariṇā —by the Supreme Lord;