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Pure Devotional Service: The Change in Heart
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शार्वा करौ नो कुरुते सपयां हरेलसत्काञ्चनकङ्कणौ वा ॥२१॥
bhāraḥ paraṁ paṭṭa-kirīṭa-juṣṭam apy uttamāṅgaṁ na namen mukundam śāvau karau no kurute saparyāṁ harer lasat-kāñcana-kaṅkaṇau vā
bhāraḥ —a great burden;  param —heavy;  paṭṭa —silk;  kirīṭa —turban;  juṣṭam —dressed with;  api —even;  uttama —upper;  aṅgam —parts of the body;  na —never;  namet —bow down;  mukundam —Lord Kṛṣṇa, the deliverer;  śāvau —dead bodies;  karau —hands;  no —do not;  kurute —do;  saparyām —worshiping;  hareḥ —of the Personality of Godhead;  lasat —glittering;  kāñcana —made of gold;  kaṅkaṇau —bangles;  vā —even though.
TRANSLATION
The upper portion of the body, though crowned with a silk turban, if not bowed down before the Personality of Godhead who can award mukti [freedom], is a heavy burden only. And the hands, though decorated with glittering bangles, if not engaged in the service of the Personality of Godhead Hari, are like those of a dead man.
PURPORT
As stated hereinbefore, there are three kinds of devotees of the Lord. The first-class devotee does not see at all anyone who is not in the service of the Lord, but the second-class devotee makes distinctions between devotees and nondevotees. The second-class devotees are therefore meant for preaching work, and as referred to in the above verse, they must loudly preach the glories of the Lord. The second-class devotee accepts disciples from the section of third-class devotees, or nondevotees. Sometimes the first-class devotees also come down to the category of the second-class devotee for preaching work. But the common man who is expected to become at least a third-class devotee is advised herein to visit the temple of the Lord and bow down before the Deity, even though he may be a very rich man or even a king with a silk turban or crown. The Lord is the Lord of everyone, including the great kings and emperors, and