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SB 11.8.40

Devanāgarī

सन्तुष्टा श्रद्दधत्येतद्यथालाभेन जीवती । विहराम्यमुनैवाहमात्मना रमणेन वै ॥ ४० ॥

Text

santuṣṭā śraddadhaty etad yathā-lābhena jīvatī viharāmy amunaivāham ātmanā ramaṇena vai

Synonyms

santuṣṭā—completely satisfied;śraddadhatī—now having complete faith;etat—in the Lord’s mercy;yathā-lābhena—with whatever comes of its own accord;jīvatī—living;viharāmi—I will enjoy life;amunā—with that one;eva—only;aham—I;ātmanā—with the Supreme Personality of Godhead;ramaṇena—who is the real source of love and happiness;vai—there is no doubt about it.

Translation

I am now completely satisfied, and I have full faith in the Lord’s mercy. Therefore I will maintain myself with whatever comes of its own accord. I shall enjoy life with only the Lord, because He is the real source of love and happiness.

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