Text 3] King Citraketu’s Lamentation 3
dered how it was possible for him to have become such an exalted
devotee.
TEXT 2
BTA TATA ASTI |
MEERA aA TIMTITAT 1 2 I
devanam suddha-sattvanam
rsinam camalatmaném
bhaktir mukunda-carane
na prayenopajayate
devanam—of the demigods; suddha-sattvanam—whose minds are
purified; rsinam—of great saintly persons; ca—and; amala-at-
manam—who have purified their existence; bhaktih—devotional ser-
vice; mukunda-carane —to the lotus feet of Mukunda, the Lord, who can
give liberation; na—not; prdyena—almost always; upajdyate—
develops.
TRANSLATION
Demigods situated in the mode of goodness and great saints
cleansed of the dirt of material enjoyment hardly ever render pure
devotional service at the lotus feet of Mukunda. [Therefore how
could Vrtrasura have become such a great devotee?]
TEXT 3
wif: adem: Tate aaa: |
at a Patera BNI Hae: | 3
rajobhih sama-sankhyatah
parthivair iha jantavah
tesam ye kecanehante
Sreyo vai manujadayah
rajobhih—with the atoms; sama-sankhyatah—having the same
numerical strength; parthivaih—of the earth; iha—in this world; jan-
tavah—the living entities; tesam—of them; ye—those who; kecana—
