TEXT 29
na prema sravanadi-bhaktir api va yogo 'thava vaisnavo
jnanam va subha-karma va kiyad aho saj-jatir apy asti va
hinarthadhika-sadhake tvayi tathapy acchedya-mula sati
he gopi-jana-vallabha vyathayate ha ha mad-asaiva mam
SYNONYMS
nanot; premalove of Godhead; sravana-adiconsisting of chanting, hearing and so on; bhaktihdevotional service; apialso; vaor; yogahthe power of mystic yoga; athavaor; vaisnavahbefitting a devotee; jnanamknowledge; vaor; subha-karmapious activities; vaor; kiyata little; ahoO my Lord; sat-jatihbirth in a good family; apieven; astithere is; vaor; hina-artha-adhika-sadhakewho bestows greater benedictions upon one who is fallen and possesses no good qualities; tvayiunto You; tathapistill; acchedya-mulawhose root is uncuttable; satibeing; heO; gopi-jana-vallabhamost dear friend of the gopis; vyathayategives pain; ha haalas; matmy; asahope; evacertainly; mamto me.
TRANSLATION
" 'O my Lord, I do not have any love for You, nor am I qualified for discharging devotional service by chanting and hearing. Nor do I possess the mystic power of a Vaisnava, knowledge or pious activities. Nor do I belong to a very high-caste family. On the whole, I do not possess anything. Still, O beloved of the gopis, because You bestow Your mercy on the most fallen, I have an unbreakable hope that is constantly in my heart. That hope is always giving me pain.'
PURPORT
This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.3.35).

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