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Devahūti's Lamentation
907
loving service. Since the body is so dear to embodied beings, I am astonished that you have neglected your own body to use it on my behalf.
PURPORT
It is indicated here that one's body is very dear, yet Devahūti was so faithful to her husband that not only did she serve him with great devotion, service and respect, but she did not even care for her own health. That is called selfless service. It appears that Devahūti had no sense pleasure, even with her husband, otherwise she would not have deteriorated in health. Acting to facilitate Kardama Muni's engagement in spiritual elevation, she continually assisted him, not caring for bodily comfort. It is the duty of a faithful and chaste wife to help her husband in every respect, especially when the husband is engaged in Krṣṇa consciousness. In this case, the husband also amply rewarded the wife. This is not to be expected by a woman who is the wife of an ordinary person.
TEXT 7
ये मे स्वधर्मनिरतस्य तपःसमाधि- 
    विद्यात्मयोगविजिता भगवत्प्रसादाः । 
    तानेव ते मदनुसेवनयावरुद्धान् 
    दृष्टिं प्रपञ्च वितराम्यभयानशोकान् ॥ ७ ॥
ye me sva-dharma-niratasya tapaḥ-samādhi- 
    vidyātma-yoga-vijitā bhagavat-prasādāḥ 
    tān eva te mad-anusevanayāvaruddhān 
    drṣṭim prapaśya vitarāmy abhayān aśokān
ye—those which; me—by me; sva-dharma—own religious life; niratasya—fully occupied with; tapaḥ—in austerity; samādhi—in meditation; vidyā—in Krṣṇa consciousness; ātma-yoga—by fixing the mind; vijitāḥ—achieved; bhagavat-prasādāḥ—the blessings of the Lord; tān—them; eva—even; te—by you; mat—to me; anusevanayā—by devoted service; avaruddhān—obtained; drṣṭim—transcendental vision; prapaśya—just see; vitarāmi—I am giving; abhayān—which are free from fear; aśokān—which are free from lamentation.
TRANSLATION
Kardama Muni continued: I have achieved the blessings of the Lord in discharging my own religious life of austerity, meditation and Krṣṇa con-