Text 38] Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees 211
tised simply for having exhibited some magical performances, but except
for persons who are servants of Narada and other servants of Krsna, no
one can understand who is God and who is not. This is confirmed by
Narottama dasa Thakura. Chddiya vaisnava-seva nistara pdyeche keba:
no one is delivered from the material conception of life unless favored by
a Vaisnava. Others can never understand, neither by speculation nor by
any other bodily or mental gymnastics.
TEXT 38
TO TUNA ATT HITT
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EE: Mat TAA AATTATT UII
vani gundnukathane sravanau kathayam
hastau ca karmasu manas tava pddayor nah
smrtyam Siras tava nivdsa-jagat-prandme
drstih satam darsane ’stu bhavat-taniinam
vani—words, the power of speech; guna-anukathane—always
engaged in talking about Your pastimes; sravanau—the ear, or
aural reception; kathady4m—in talks about You and Your pastimes;
hastau—hands and legs and other senses; ca—also; karmasu—engaging
them in executing Your mission; manah—the mind; tava—Your;
padayoh—of Your lotus feet; nah—our; smrtyam—in remembrance al-
ways engaged in meditation; sirah—the head; tava—Your; nivdsa-jagat-
prandme—because You are all-pervading, You are everything, and our
heads should bow down, not looking for enjoyment; drstih—the power of
sight; satam—of the Vaisnavas; darsane—in seeing; astu—let all of
them be engaged in this way; bhavat-taniindm—who are nondifferent
from You.
TRANSLATION
Henceforward, may all our words describe Your pastimes, may
our ears engage in aural reception of Your glories, may our hands,
legs and other senses engage in actions pleasing to You, and may
