Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 216 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.216

ঽতপস্বীঽ প্রভৃতি যত দেহারামী হয সাধুসংগে তপ ছাডিঽ শ্রীকৃষ্ণ ভজয

ऽतपस्वीऽ प्रभृति यत देहारामी हय साधुसंगे तप छाडिऽ श्रीकृष्ण भजय

'tapasvī' prabhṛti yata dehārāmī haya sādhu-saṅge tapa chāḍi' śrī-kṛṣṇa bhajaya

Synonyms

tapasvīpersons who undergo severe penances; prabhṛtiand so on; yataall; dehārāmī hayaare within the category of the bodily concept of life; sādhu-saṅgein the association of devotees; tapa chāḍi'giving up all such processes of penance and austerity; śrī-kṛṣṇa bhajayaengage themselves in the service of Lord Kṛṣṇa..

Translation

"The tapasvīs, those who undergo severe austerities and penances to elevate themselves to the higher planetary systems, are also in the same category. When such persons come in contact with a devotee, they give up all those practices and engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa's service.

Verse 216 of 355
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