Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 102 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.102

সকামভক্তে ঽঅজ্ঞঽ জানিঽ দযালু ভগবান্স্বচরণ দিযা করে ইচ্ছার পিধান

सकामभक्ते ऽअज्ञऽ जानिऽ दयालु भगवान्स्वचरण दिया करे इच्छार पिधान

sakāma-bhakte 'ajña' jāni' dayālu bhagavān sva-caraṇa diyā kare icchāra pidhāna

Synonyms

sakāma-bhakteto devotees who still have material desires to fulfill; ajñafoolish; jāni'knowing; dayālumerciful; bhagavānŚrī Kṛṣṇa; sva-caraṇaHis own lotus feet; diyāgiving; karedoes; icchāra pidhānathe covering of other desires..

Translation

"When the merciful Lord Kṛṣṇa understands a devotee's foolish desire for material prosperity, He gratefully gives him the shelter of His lotus feet. In this way, the Lord covers his undesirable ambitions.

Verse 102 of 355
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