Madhya-līlā

Chapter 22: The Process of Devotional Service

Verse 30 of 160
Cc Madhya 22.30

যে ঽন্যে ঽরবিন্দাক্ষ বিমুক্তমানিনস্ত্বয্যস্তভাবাদবিশুদ্ধবুদ্ধযঃ আরুহ্য কৃচ্ছ্রেণ পরং পদং ততঃ পতন্ত্যধো ঽনাদৃতযুষ্মদংঘ্রযঃ

ये ऽन्ये ऽरविन्दाक्ष विमुक्तमानिनस्त्वय्यस्तभावादविशुद्धबुद्धयः आरुह्य कृच्छ्रेण परं पदं ततः पतन्त्यधो ऽनादृतयुष्मदंघ्रयः

ye 'nye 'ravindākṣa vimukta-māninas tvayy asta-bhāvād aviśuddha-buddhayaḥ āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ

Synonyms

yeall those who; anyeothers (nondevotees); aravinda-akṣaO lotus-eyed one; vimukta-māninaḥwho consider themselves liberated; tvayiunto You; asta-bhāvātwithout devotion; aviśuddha-buddhayaḥwhose intelligence is not purified; āruhyahaving ascended; kṛcchreṇaby severe austerities and penances; param padamto the supreme position; tataḥfrom there; patantifall; adhaḥdown; anādṛtawithout respecting; yuṣmatYour; aṅghrayaḥlotus feet..

Translation

" 'O lotus-eyed one, those who think they are liberated in this life but do not render devotional service to You must be of impure intelligence. Although they accept severe austerities and penances and rise to the spiritual position, to impersonal Brahman realization, they fall down again because they neglect to worship Your lotus feet.'

Purport

This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.2.32).

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