Text 26] The Transcendental Qualities of Vrtrasura 211
only to engage in loving service to the Lord in the constant association of
the Lord and His eternal associates, as stated in the previous verse
(dasanudaso bhavitasmi). As confirmed by Narottama dasa Thakura:
tandera carana sevi bhakta-sane vasa
Janame janame haya, ei abhildsa
To serve the Lord and the servants of His servants, in the association of
devotees, is the only objective of a pure, unalloyed devotee.
TEXT 26
FATN  ATAt BM:
wed TM TAT: BATA: |
fra faa sghtd favor
aaa feeqd av 4
ajata-paksa iva mataram khagah
stanyam yatha vatsatarah ksudh-artah
priyam priyeva vyusitam visannd
mano ‘ravindaksa didrksate tuam
ajata-paksah—who have not yet grown wings; iva—like; mataram—
the mother; khagah—small birds; stanyam—the milk from the udder;
yatha —just as; vatsatarah—the young calves; ksudh-artah—distressed
by hunger; priyam—the beloved or husband; priya—the wife or lover;
iva—like; vyusitam—who is away from home; visannd—morose;
manah—my mind; aravinda-aksa—O lotus-eyed one; didrksate—wants
to see; tuam—You.
TRANSLATION
O lotus-eyed Lord, as baby birds that have not yet developed
their wings always look for their mother to return and feed them,
as small calves tied with ropes await anxiously the time of milking,
when they will be allowed to drink the milk of their mothers, or as
a morose wife whose husband is away from home always longs for
