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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.14.2
rishīnām cāmalātmanām
na prāyenopajāyate
SYNONYMS
devānām — of the demigods; śuddha-sattvānām — whose minds are purified; rishīnām — of great saintly persons; ca — and; amala-ātmanām — who have purified their existence; bhaktih — devotional service; mukunda-carane — to the lotus feet of Mukunda, the Lord, who can give liberation; na — not; prāyena — almost always; upajāyate — develops.
TRANSLATION
Demigods situated in the mode of goodness and great saints cleansed of the dirt of material enjoyment hardly ever render pure devotional service at the lotus feet of Mukunda. [Therefore how could Vritrāsura have become such a great devotee?]
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