Text 29] Life’s Ultimate Goal 17

TEXT 28
‘Sy SA lacaa’— gp sla’ Sica 1 aw Ul

‘krsna krpa karibena’——drdha kari’ jane

SYNONYMS

krsna—Lord Krsna; krpa karibena—will show His mercy; drdha kari’—making
firm; jane —he believes.

TRANSLATION

“A fully surrendered devotee always hopes that Lord Krsna will be kind to
him. This hope is very firm in him.

TEXT 29

ACHAT Aq WShHay a cqicAteaay CaRcal
Bar q we4q a faracel Aifwarsfs q |
Vartrasarecs WY Tac IyAN AS)

CH CHMBATS WAS Fl Fi Ae FTW Wa

na premd Sravanadi-bhaktir api va yogo ‘thavd vaisnavo
jfadnam va subha-karma va kiyad aho saj-jatir apy asti va

hindrthadhika-sddhake tvayi tathapy acchedya-mdla sati
he gopi-jana-vallabha vyathayate ha ha mad-dsaiva mam

SYNONYMS

na—not; premdé—love of Godhead; sravana-ddi—consisting of chanting,
hearing and so on; bhaktih—devotional service; api—also; va—or; yogah—the
power of mystic yoga; athavi—or; vaisnavah—befitting a devotee; jhdnam—
knowledge; va—or; subha-karma—pious activities; va—or; kiyat—a little; aho—
O my Lord; sat-jatih—birth in a good family; api—even; asti—there is; vi—or;
hina-artha-adhika-sadhake —who bestows greater benedictions upon one who is
fallen and possesses no good qualities; tvayi—unto You; tathapi—still; acchedya-
mula—whose root is uncuttable; sati—being; he —O; gopi-jana-vallabha—most
dear friend of the gopis; vyathayate—gives pain; ha ha—alas; mat—my; 4s4—
hope; eva—certainly; mam—to me.

TRANSLATION

“‘O my Lord, | do not have any love for You, nor am | qualified for dis-
charging devotional service by chanting and hearing. Nor do | possess the
