Text 39] The Appearance of the Demon Vrtrasura 135

WAR: FAG E ATTA AAA Fa: APlETe! araferagc: ava
warUaagaat aqata aaa gaed dared: 11 38 1

atha ha vava tava mahimamrta-rasa-samudra-viprusa sakrd avalidhaya
sva-manasi nisyandamananavarata-sukhena vismarita-drsta-sruta-
visaya-sukha-lesabhdsah parama-bhagavata ekantino bhagavati sarva-
bhiita-priya-suhrdi sarvatmani nitaram nirantaram nirvrta-manasah
katham u ha va ete madhumathana punah svartha-kusala hy atma-
priya-suhrdah sadhavas tvac-caranambujdnusevam visrjanti na yatra
punar ayam samsdra-paryavartah.

atha ha—therefore; vava—indeed; tava—Your; mahima—of
glories; amrta—of the nectar; rasa—of the mellow; samudra—of the
ocean; viprusd—by a drop; sakrt—only once; avalidhayé—tasted; sva-
manasi—in his mind; nisyandamdna—flowing; anavarata—con-
tinuously; sukhena—by the transcendental bliss; vismarita—forgotten:
drsta—from material sight; sruta—and sound; visaya-sukha—of the
material happiness; lesa-abhdsah—the dim reflection of a tiny portion;
parama-bhagavatah—great, exalted devotees; ekantinah—who have
faith only in the Supreme Lord and nothing else; bhagavati—in the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva-bhiita—to all living entities;
priya—who is dearmost; suhrdi—the friend; sarva-dtmani—the Super-
soul of all; nitaram—completely; nirantaram—continuously; nirvrta—
with happiness; manasah—those whose minds; katham—how; u ha—
then; vad—or; ete—these; madhu-mathana—O killer of the Madhu
demon; punah—again; sva-artha-kusalah—who are expert in the in-
terest of life; hi—indeed; atma-priya-suhrdah—who have accepted You
as the Supersoul, dearmost lover and friend; sédhavah—the devotees;
tvat-carana-ambuja-anusevam —service to the lotus feet of Your Lord-
ship; visrjanti—can give up; na—not; yatra—wherein; punah—again;
ayam—this; sartsdra-parydvartah—repetition of birth and death
within the material world.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, O killer of the Madhu demon, incessant transcen-
dental bliss flows in the minds of those who have even once tasted
