170 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 2

process shown by great devotees is not only for them but also for others.
If things are made easy, this affords facility for the person who has made
them easy and also for others who follow the same principles. The pro-
cess recommended in this verse for crossing the ocean of nescience is
easy not only for the devotee but also for common persons who follow the
devotee (mahdjano yena gatah sa panthah).

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fray Aral: ATAAAT AAT 112-211

svayam samuttirya sudustaram dyuman
bhavarnavam bhimam adabhra-sauhrdéh
bhavat-padémbhoruha-ndévam atra te

nidhadya yatah sad-anugraho bhavan

svayam—personally; samuttirya—perfectly crossing; su-dustaram—
which is very difficult to cross; dyuman—O Lord, who appear exactly
like the sun, illuminating the darkness of this world of ignorance;
bhava-arnavam—the ocean of nescience; bhimam—which is extremely
fierce; adabhra-sauhrdah —devotees who are incessantly friendly to the
fallen souls; bhavat-pada-ambhoruha—Your lotus feet; nédvam—the
boat for crossing; atra—in this world; te—they (the Vaisnavas);
nidhdya—leaving behind; ydatah—on to the ultimate destination,
Vaikuntha; sat-anugrahah—who are always kind and merciful to the
devotees; bhavan—You.

TRANSLATION

O Lord, who resemble the shining sun, You are always ready to
fulfill the desire of Your devotee, and therefore You are known as
a desire tree [vaficha-kalpataru]. When acaryas completely take
shelter under Your lotus feet in order to cross the fierce ocean of
nescience, they leave behind on earth the method by which they
