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Chapter 14: King Citraketu's Lamentation

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SB 6.14.2

देवानां शुद्धसत्त्वानामृषीणां चामलात्मनाम् भक्तिर्मुकुन्दचरणे न प्रायेणोपजायते

devānāṁ śuddha-sattvānām ṛṣīṇāṁ cāmalātmanām bhaktir mukunda-caraṇe na prāyeṇopajāyate

Synonyms

devānāmof the demigods; śuddha-sattvānāmwhose minds are purified; ṛṣīṇāmof great saintly persons; caand; amala-ātmanāmwho have purified their existence; bhaktiḥdevotional service; mukunda-caraṇeto the lotus feet of Mukunda, the Lord, who can give liberation; nanot; prāyeṇaalmost always; upajāyatedevelops..

Translation

Demigods situated in the mode of goodness and great saints cleansed of the dirt of material enjoyment hardly ever render pure devotional service at the lotus feet of Mukunda. [Therefore how could Vṛtrāsura have become such a great devotee?]

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