ভুক্তিমুক্তিস্পৃহা যাবত্পিশাচী হৃদি বর্ততে তাবদ্ভক্তিসুখস্যাত্র কথমভ্যুদযো ভবেত্
भुक्तिमुक्तिस्पृहा यावत्पिशाची हृदि वर्तते तावद्भक्तिसुखस्यात्र कथमभ्युदयो भवेत्
bhukti-mukti-spṛhā yāvat piśācī hṛdi vartate tāvad bhakti-sukhasyātra katham abhyudayo bhavet
Synonyms
bhukti—for material enjoyment; mukti—and for liberation from material existence; spṛhā—desire; yāvat—as long as; piśācī—the witches; hṛdi—within the heart; vartate—remain; tāvat—that long; bhakti—of devotional service; sukhasya—of the happiness; atra—here; katham—how; abhyudayaḥ—awakening; bhavet—can there be..
Translation
"The material desire to enjoy the material world and the desire to become liberated from material bondage are considered to be two witches, and they haunt one like ghosts. As long as these witches remain within the heart, how can one feel transcendental bliss? As long as these two witches remain in the heart, there is no possibility of enjoying the transcendental bliss of devotional service.
Purport
This verse is found in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.22).