Text 171] Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya Offers Prasdda to the Lord 89

state [bija]. In any case, all types of sinful reactions are vanquished one after
another if a person engages in the devotional service of Lord Visnu.”

TEXT 170
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yas tv indra-gopam athavendram aho sva-karma-
bandhanurdpa-phala-bhajanam atanoti

karmani nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajarn
govindam dadi-purusam tam aham bhajami

SYNONYMS

yah—He who (Govinda); tu—but; indra-gopam—to the small red insect called
indra-gopa; athava—or even; indram—to Indra, King of heaven; aho—oh; sva-
karma—of one’s own fruitive activities; bandha—bondage; anurdpa—according
to; phala—of reactions; bhajanam—enjoying or suffering; atanoti—bestows; kar-
mdani—all fruitive activities and their reactions; nirdahati—destroys; kintu—but;
ca—certainly; bhakti-bhajam—of persons engaged in devotional service; govin-
dam—unto Lord Govinda; ddi-purusam—the original person; tam—unto Him;
aham—; bhajami—offer my obeisances.

TRANSLATION

““‘Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of
Godhead, Govinda, who regulates the sufferings and enjoyments of fruitive
activity for everyone—from the heavenly King Indra down to the smallest in-
sect lindra-gopa]. That very Personality of Godhead destroys the fruitive
karma of one engaged in devotional service.’

PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-samhitda (5.54).

TEXT 171

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