Madhya 24.217

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যৎপাদসেবাভিরুচিস্তপস্বিনা-
মশেষজন্মোপচিতং মলং ধিয়ঃ ।
সদ্যঃ ক্ষিণোত্যন্বহমেধতী সতী
যথা পদাঙ্গুষ্ঠবিনিঃসৃতা সরিৎ ॥ ২১৭ ॥

yat-pada-sevabhirucis tapasvinam

asesa-janmopacitam malam dhiyah

sadyah ksinoty anvaham edhati sati

yatha padaṅgustha-vinihsrta sarit

SYNONYMS

yat-pada-seva-abhirucih-the taste for serving the lotus feet of Lord Krsna; tapasvinam-of persons undergoing severe penances; asesa-unlimited; janma-upacitam-contracted from life after life; malam-dirt; dhiyah-of the intelligence; sadyah-immediately; ksinoti-vanquishes; anvaham-every day; edhati-increasing; sati-being in the mode of goodness; yatha-as; pada-aṅgustha-vinihsrta-emanating from the toe of the Lord; sarit-the River Ganges.

TRANSLATION

" 'The taste for loving service is like the water of the River Ganges, which flows from the feet of Lord Krsna. Every day that taste diminishes the results of sinful activities acquired over a period of many births by those who perform austerities.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (4.21.31).

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