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SB 10.14.30

Devanāgarī

तदस्तु मे नाथ स भूरिभागो भवेऽत्र वान्यत्र तु वा तिरश्चाम् । येनाहमेकोऽपि भवज्जनानां भूत्वा निषेवे तव पादपल्लवम् ॥ ३० ॥

Text

tad astu me nātha sa bhūri-bhāgo bhave ’tra vānyatra tu vā tiraścām yenāham eko ’pi bhavaj-janānāṁ bhūtvā niṣeve tava pāda-pallavam

Synonyms

tat—therefore;astu—may it be;me—my;nātha—O master;saḥ—that;bhūri-bhāgaḥ—greatest good fortune;bhave—in the birth;atra—this;vā—or;anyatra—in some other birth;tu—indeed;vā—or;tiraścām—among the animals;yena—by which;aham—I;ekaḥ—one;api—even;bhavat—or Your;janānām—devotees;bhūtvā—becoming;niṣeve—I may fully engage in serving;tava—Your;pāda-pallavam—lotus feet.

Translation

My dear Lord, I therefore pray to be so fortunate that in this life as Lord Brahmā or in another life, wherever I take my birth, I may be counted as one of Your devotees. I pray that wherever I may be, even among the animal species, I can engage in devotional service to Your lotus feet.

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