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मदाश्रयाः कथा मृष्टाः शृण्वन्ति कथयन्ति च ।
तपन्ति विविधास्तापा नैतान्मद्गतचेतसः ॥ २३ ॥

mad-asrayah katha mrstah

srnvanti kathayanti ca

tapanti vividhas tapa

naitan mad-gata-cetasah

mat-asrayah-about Me; kathah-stories; mrstah-delightful; srnvanti-they hear; kathayanti-they chant; ca-and; tapanti-inflict suffering; vividhah-various; tapah-the material miseries; na-do not; etan-unto them; mat-gata-fixed on Me; cetasah-their thoughts.