Madhya-līlā

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

Verse 61 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.61

যথাগ্নিঃ সুসমৃদ্ধার্চিঃ করোত্যেধাংসি ভস্মসাত্ তথা মদ্বিষযা ভক্তিরুদ্ধবৈনাংসি কৃত্স্নশঃ

यथाग्निः सुसमृद्धार्चिः करोत्येधांसि भस्मसात् तथा मद्विषया भक्तिरुद्धवैनांसि कृत्स्नशः

yathāgniḥ susamṛddhārciḥ karoty edhāṁsi bhasmasāt tathā mad-viṣayā bhaktir uddhavaināṁsi kṛtsnaśaḥ

Synonyms

yathāas; agniḥa fire; su-samṛddha-arciḥhaving a full flame; karotimakes; edhāṁsifuel; bhasmasātinto ashes; tathāsimilarly; mat-viṣayā bhaktiḥdevotional service in relation to Me; uddhavaO Uddhava; enāṁsiall kinds of sinful activity; kṛtsnaśaḥtotally..

Translation

" 'As all fuel is burned to ashes by a full-fledged fire, all sinful activities are totally erased when one engages in devotional service to Me.'

Purport

This verse is from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.14.19).

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