taḿ durārādhyam ārādhyasatām api durāpayāekānta-bhaktyā ko vāñchetpāda-mūlaḿ vinā bahiḥMy dear Lord, pure devotional service is even difficult for liberated persons to discharge, but devotional service alone can satisfy You. Who will take to other processes of self-realization if he is actually serious about the perfection of life?athānaghāńghres tava kīrti-tīrthayorantar-bahiḥ-snāna-vidhūta-pāpmanāmbhūteṣv anukrośa-susattva-śīlināḿsyāt sańgamo 'nugraha eṣa nas tavaMy dear Lord, Your lotus feet are the cause of all auspicious things and the destroyer of all the contamination of sin. I therefore beg Your Lordship to bless me by the association of Your devotees, who are completely purified by worshiping Your lotus feet and who are so merciful upon the conditioned souls. I think that Your real benediction will be to allow me to associate with such devotees.na yasya cittaḿ bahir-artha-vibhramaḿtamo-guhāyāḿ ca viśuddham āviśatyad-bhakti-yogānugṛhītam añjasāmunir vicaṣṭe nanu tatra te gatimThe devotee whose heart has been completely cleansed by the process of devotional service and who is favored by Bhaktidevī does not become bewildered by the external energy, which is just like a dark well. Being completely cleansed of all material contamination in this way, a devotee is able to understand very happily Your name, fame, form, activities, etc.yo māyayedaḿ puru-rūpayāsṛjadbibharti bhūyaḥ kṣapayaty avikriyaḥyad-bheda-buddhiḥ sad ivātma-duḥsthayātvam ātma-tantraḿ bhagavan pratīmahiMy dear Lord, You have manifold energies, and these energies are manifested in manifold forms. With such energies You have also created this cosmic manifestation, and although You maintain it as if it were permanent, You ultimately annihilate it. Although You are never disturbed by such changes and alterations, the living entities are disturbed by them, and therefore they find the cosmic manifestation to be different or separated from You. My Lord, You are always independent, and I can clearly see this fact.
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