Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.16.37

na nāka-pṛṣṭhaḿ na ca sārva-bhaumaḿ

na pārameṣṭhyaḿ na rasādhipatyam

na yoga-siddhīr apunar-bhavaḿ vā

vāñchanti yat-pāda-rajaḥ-prapannāḥ

SYNONYMS

na — not; nāka-pṛṣṭham — heaven; na ca — nor; sārva-bhaumam — supreme sovereignty; na — not; pārameṣṭhyam — the topmost position of Brahmā; na — not; rasa-adhipatyam — rulership over the earth; na — not; yoga-siddhīḥ — the perfections of yogic practice; apunaḥ-bhavam — freedom from rebirth; vā — or; vāñchanti — desire; yat — whose; pāda — of the lotus feet; rajaḥ — the dust; prapannāḥ — 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 Brahmā or rulership over the earth. They are not interested even in the perfections of yoga or in liberation itself.

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