Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.16.37

na naka-prstham na ca sarva-bhaumam

na paramesthyam na rasadhipatyam

na yoga-siddhir apunar-bhavam va

vanchanti yat-pada-rajah-prapannah

SYNONYMS

na -- not; naka-prstham -- heaven; na ca -- nor; sarva-bhaumam -- supreme sovereignty; na -- not; paramesthyam -- the topmost position of Brahma; na -- not; rasa-adhipatyam -- rulership over the earth; na -- not; yoga-siddhih -- the perfections of yogic practice; apunah-bhavam -- freedom from rebirth; va -- or; vanchanti -- desire; yat -- whose; pada -- of the lotus feet; rajah -- the dust; prapannah -- those who have attained.

TRANSLATION

Those who have attained the dust of Your lotus feet never hanker for the kingship of heaven, limitless sovereignty, the position of Brahma or rulership over the earth. They are not interested even in the perfections of yoga or in liberation itself.

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