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TEXT 217
yat-pada-sevabhirucis tapasvinam
asesa-janmopacitam malam dhiyah
sadyah ksinoty anvaham edhati sati
yatha padangustha-vinihsrta sarit
SYNONYMS
yat-pada-seva-abhirucihthe taste for serving the lotus feet of Lord Krsna; tapasvinamof persons undergoing severe penances; asesaunlimited; janma-upacitamcontracted from life after life; malamdirt; dhiyahof the intelligence; sadyahimmediately; ksinotivanquishes; anvahamevery day; edhatiincreasing; satibeing in the mode of goodness; yathaas; pada-angustha-vinihsrtaemanating from the toe of the Lord; saritthe 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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