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एवं जनं निपतितं प्रभवाहिकूपे कामाभिकाममनु यः प्रपतन्प्रसङ्गात् ।
कृत्वात्मसात्सुरर्षिणा भगवन्गृहीतः सो ऽहं कथं नु विसृजे तव भृत्यसेवाम् ॥ २८ ॥
 
evam janam nipatitam prabhavahi-kupe
kamabhikamam anu yah prapatan prasaṅgat
krtvatmasat surarsina bhagavan grhitah
so 'ham katham nu visrje tava bhrtya-sevam
evam-thus; janam-people in general; nipatitam-fallen; prabhava-of material existence; ahi-kupe-in a blind well full of snakes; kama-abhikamam-desiring the sense objects; anu-following; yah-the person who; prapatan-falling down (in this condition); prasaṅgat-because of bad association or increased association with material desires; krtva atmasat-causing me (to acquire spiritual qualities like himself, Sri Narada); sura-rsina-by the great saintly person (Narada); bhagavan-O my Lord; grhitah-accepted; sah-that person; aham-I; katham-how; nu-indeed; visrje-can give up; tava-Your; bhrtya-sevam-the service of Your pure devotee.