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SB 10.51.20

Devanāgarī

वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते ऋते कैवल्यमद्य न: । एक एवेश्वरस्तस्य भगवान् विष्णुरव्यय: ॥ २० ॥

Text

varaṁ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṁ te ṛte kaivalyam adya naḥ eka eveśvaras tasya bhagavān viṣṇur avyayaḥ

Synonyms

varam—a benediction;vṛṇīṣva—choose;bhadram—all good;te—unto you;ṛte—except;kaivalyam—liberation;adya—today;naḥ—from us;ekaḥ—one;eva—only;īśvaraḥ—capable;tasya—of that;bhagavān—the Supreme Lord;viṣṇuḥ—Śrī Viṣṇu;avyayaḥ—the inexhaustible.

Translation

“All good fortune to you! Now please choose a benediction from us — anything but liberation, since only the infallible Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, can bestow that.”

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