Text 16] The Process of Devotional Service 329

body composed of mind, intelligence and ego. Due to the gross and subtle
bodies, he is subjected to the threefold miseries (adhyatmika, adhibhautika and
adhidaivika), miseries arising from the body and mind, other living entities, and
natural disturbances caused by demigods from higher planetary systems. The con-
ditioned soul subjected to the threefold material miseries is ceaselessly kicked by
maya, and this is his disease. If by chance he meets a saintly person who works on
Krsna’s behalf to deliver conditioned souls, and if he agrees to abide by his order,
he can gradually approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna.

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kamadinam kati na katidha pdalita durnidesas

tesa jata mayi na karuna na trapa nopasantih
utsrjyaitan atha yadu-pate sampratamm labdha-buddhis

tvam ayatah saranam abhayam mam niyunksvatma-dasye

SYNONYMS

kama-adinam—of my masters such as lust, anger, greed, illusion and envy;
kati—how many; na—not; katidhad—in how many ways; palitah—obeyed; dur-
nidesah—undesirable orders; tesam—of them; jata—generated; mayi—unto me;
na—not; karund—mercy; na—not; trapa—shame; na—not; upasantih—desire to
cease; utsrjya—giving up; etan—all these; atha—herewith; yadu-pate—O best
of the Yadu dynasty; saémpratam—now; labdha-buddhih—having awakened in-
telligence; tvam—You; dydtah—approached; saranam—who are the shelter;
abhayam—fearless; mam—me; niyunksva—please engage; atma-dasye—in Your
personal service.

TRANSLATION

““‘O my Lord, there is no limit to the unwanted orders of lusty desires. Al-
though I have rendered them so much service, they have not shown any mercy
to me. I have not been ashamed to serve them, nor have I even desired to give
them up. O my Lord, O head of the Yadu dynasty, recently, however, my in-
telligence has been awakened, and now | am giving them up. Due to transcen-
dental intelligence, | now refuse to obey the unwanted orders of these desires,
and | now come to You to surrender myself at Your fearless lotus feet. Kindly
engage me in Your personal service and save me.’
