চিরকাল নাহি করি প্রেমভক্তি দান ভক্তি বিনা জগতের নাহি অবস্থান
चिरकाल नाहि करि प्रेमभक्ति दान भक्ति विना जगतेर नाहि अवस्थान
cira-kāla nāhi kari prema-bhakti dāna bhakti vinā jagatera nāhi avasthāna
Synonyms
cira-kāla—for a long time; nāhi kari—I have not done; prema-bhakti—loving devotional service; dāna—giving; bhakti—devotional service; vinā—without; jagatera—of the universe; nāhi—not; avasthāna—existence..
Translation
"For a long time I have not bestowed unalloyed loving service to Me upon the inhabitants of the world. Without such loving attachment, the existence of the material world is useless.
Purport
The Lord seldom awards pure transcendental love, but without such pure love of God, freed from fruitive activities and empiric speculation, one cannot attain perfection in life.