Text 42] The Process of Devotional Service 347
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.19.26).
TEXT 41
Biry Mf SrA STR, HA SIs-ACA |
Sa tly’ Hta’ Care Ba VSAM 8d 1
kama lagi’ krsne bhaje, paya krsna-rase
kama chadi’ ‘dasa’ haite haya abhilase
SYNONYMS
kama lagi’—for fulfillment of one’s material desires; krsne bhaje—one engages
in the transcendental service of Lord Krsna; paya—he gets; krsna-rase —a taste of
the lotus feet of Lord Krsna; kama chadi’—giving up all desires for material enjoy-
ment; dasa haite—to be an eternal servant of the Lord; haya—there is; abhilase—
aspiration.
TRANSLATION
“(When someone engages in Lord Krsna’s devotional service for the satisfac-
tion of the senses and instead acquires a taste to serve Krsna, he gives up his
material desires and willingly offers himself as an eternal servant of Krsna.
TEXT 42
atatfeaia) Safh Pecwtexs
WS AVA CHAP VIF |
aise faforaty frasage
ahaa Soietin hy qas aq AWS 82 |
sthanabhilasi tapasi sthito ‘ham
tvamh praptavan deva-munindra-guhyam
kacam vicinvann api divya-ratnarh
svamin krtartho ‘smi varamm na yace
SYNONYMS
sthana-abhilasi—desiring a very high position in the material world; tapasi—in
severe austerities and penances; sthitah—situated; aham—l; tvam—You; prap-
tavan—have obtained; deva-muni-indra-guhyam—difficult to achieve even for
