Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 196 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.196

উদার মহতী যাঙ্র সর্বোত্তমা বুদ্ধি নানা কামে ভজে, তবু পায ভক্তিসিদ্ধি

उदार महती याङ्र सर्वोत्तमा बुद्धि नाना कामे भजे, तबु पाय भक्तिसिद्धि

udāra mahatī yāṅra sarvottamā buddhi nānā kāme bhaje, tabu pāya bhakti-siddhi

Synonyms

udāraliberal; mahatīgreat; yāṅrawhose; sarva-uttamāfirst-class; buddhiintelligence; nānāvarious; kāmewith desires; bhajeengages in devotional service; tabustill; pāyagets; bhakti-siddhiperfection in devotional service..

Translation

"If a person is actually liberal and intelligent, he can advance and become perfect in devotional service even if he has material desires and serves the Lord with some motive.

Verse 196 of 355
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