Text 8] Devahiti’s Lamentation 909
him with heart and soul. That is the secret of success. As stated by
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura in his eight stanzas of prayer to the spiritual
master, yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadah. By serving or receiving the
grace of the spiritual master, one receives the grace of the Supreme
Lord. By serving her devotee-husband Kardama Muni, Bevahiti shared in
his achievements. Similarly, a sincere disciple, simply by serving a bona
fide spiritual master, can achieve all the mercy of the Lord and the
spiritual master simultaneously.
TEXT 8
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wea gana wa sfsara-
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anye punar bhagavato bhruva udvijrmbha-
vibhramsilartha-racanah kim urukramasya
siddhasi bhunksva vibhavan nija-dharma-dohan
divyan narair duradhigan nypa-vikriyabhih
anye—others; punah—again; bhagavatah—of the Lord; bhruvah—of the
eyebrows; udvijrmbha—by the movement; vibhramsita—annihilated; artha-
racanah—material achievements; kim—what use; urukramasya—of Lord
Visnu (far-stepping); siddha—successful; asi-you are; bhunksva—enjoy;
vibhavan—the gifts; nija-dharma—by your own principles of devotion;
dohan—gained; divydn—transcendental; naraih—by persons; duradhigan—
difficult to obtain; nrpa-vikriyabhih—proud of aristocracy.
TRANSLATION
Kardama Muni continued: What is the use of enjoyments other than the
Lord’s grace? All material achievements are subject to be annihilated simply
by a movement of the eyebrows of Lord Vignu, the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. By your principles of devotion to your husband, you have
achieved and can enjoy transcendental gifts very rarely obtained by persons
proud of aristocracy and material possessions.
