Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.13.37

dīkshānujanmopasadah śirodharam

tvam prāyanīyodayanīya-damshtrah

jihvā pravargyas tava śīrshakam kratoh

satyāvasathyam citayo 'savo hi te

SYNONYMS

dīkshā — initiation; anujanma — spiritual birth, or repeated incarnations; upasadah — three kinds of desires (relationship, activities and ultimate goal); śirah-dharam — the neck; tvam — You; prāyanīya — after the result of initiation; udayanīya — the last rites of desires; damshtrah — the tusks; jihvā — the tongue; pravargyah — prior activities; tava — Your; śīrshakam — head; kratoh — of the sacrifice; satya — fire without sacrifice; āvasathyam — fire of worship; citayah — aggregate of all desires; asavah — life breath; hi — certainly; te — Your.

TRANSLATION

Moreover, O Lord, the repetition of Your appearance is the desire for all kinds of initiation. Your neck is the place for three desires, and Your tusks are the result of initiation and the end of all desires. Your tongue is the prior activities of initiation, Your head is the fire without sacrifice as well as the fire of worship, and Your living forces are the aggregate of all desires.

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