TEXT 212
samo man-nisthata buddher
iti sri-bhagavad-vacah
tan-nistha durghata buddher
etam santa-ratim vina
SYNONYMS
samahequality or neutrality; mat-nisthatabeing fixed in My lotus feet; buddhehof the intelligence; itithus; sri-bhagavat-vacahwords of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tat-nisthaattachment or attraction for Him; durghatavery difficult to achieve; buddhehof intelligence; etamthus; santa-ratimattachment on the platform of santa-rasa; vinawithout.
TRANSLATION
"These are the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: 'When one's intelligence is fully attached to My lotus feet but one does not render practical service, one has attained the stage called santa-rati, or sama. Without santa-rati, attachment to Krsna is very difficult to achieve.'
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (3.1.47).

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