Text 2111
Explanations of the Atmarama Verse
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‘tapasvī’ prabhṛti yata dehārāmī haya sādhu-saṅge tapa chādi’ śrī-krsna bhajaya
SYNONYMS
tapasvī —persons who undergo severe penances;  prabhṛti —and so on;  yata —all;  dehārāmī haya —are within the category of the bodily concept of life;  sādhu-saṅge —in the association of devotees;  tapa chāḍi' —giving up all such processes of penance and austerity;  śrī-kṛṣṇa bhajaya —engage themselves in the service of Lord Kṛsna.
TRANSLATION
“The tapasvīs, those who undergo severe austerities and penances to elevate themselves to the higher planetary systems, are also in the same category. When such persons come in contact with a devotee, they give up all those practices and engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service.
TEXT 2177
বৎপাদে সবাভিক চিন্তুপ স্থিনা-
মশৈষজন্মোপাচতং মলং ধিষ্যঃ॥ 
মশৈষজন্মোপাচতং মলং ধিষ্যঃ ॥
সদ্যঃ কিণোভ্যুন্নমেধভী সভী
যথা পদাস্থ্ঠবিনিঃস্ত। সরিৎ ॥ ২১৭ ॥ ।
yat-pāda-sevābhirucis tapasvinām aśeṣa-janmopacitaṁ malaṁ dhiyaḥ sadyaḥ kṣiṇoty anvaham edhatī satī yathā padāṅguṣṭha-viniḥsṛtā sarit
SYNONYMS
yat-pāda-sevā-abhiruciḥ —the taste for serving the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  tapasvinām —of persons undergoing severe penances;  aśeṣa —unlimited;  janma-upacitam —contracted from life after life;  malam —dirt;  dhiyaḥ —of the intelligence;  sadyaḥ —immediately;  kṣiṇoti —vanquishes;  anvaham —every day;  edhatī —increasing;  satī —being in the mode of goodness;  yathā —as;  pada-aṅguṣṭha-viniḥsṛtā —emanating from the toe of the Lord;  sarit —the River Ganges.
TRANSLATION
“‘The taste for loving service is like the water of the River Ganges, which flows from the feet of Lord Krşna. Every day that taste diminishes the results of sinful activities acquired over a period of many births by those who perform austerities.’