TEXT 7
yat-pada-padma-makaranda-nisevanena
brahmadayah saranadasnuvate vibhutih
kasmad vayam kusrtayah khala-yonayas te
daksinya-drsti-padavim bhavatah pranitah
SYNONYMS
yatof whom; pada-padmaof the lotus flower of the feet; makarandaof the honey; nisevanenaby tasting the sweetness of rendering service; brahma-adayahgreat personalities like Lord Brahma; sarana-daO my Lord, supreme shelter of everyone; asnuvateenjoy; vibhutihbenedictions given by You; kasmathow; vayamwe; ku-srtayahall the rogues and thieves; khala-yonayahborn of an envious dynasty, namely that of the demons; tethose asuras; daksinya-drsti-padavimthe position bestowed by the merciful glance; bhavatahof Your Lordship; pranitahhave achieved.
TRANSLATION
O supreme shelter of everyone, great personalities like Brahma enjoy their perfection simply by tasting the honey of rendering service at Your lotus feet. But as for us, who are all rogues and debauchees born of an envious family of demons, how have we received Your mercy? It has been possible only because Your mercy is causeless.

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