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SB 6.14.2

Devanāgarī

देवानां शुद्धसत्त्वानामृषीणां चामलात्मनाम् । भक्तिर्मुकुन्दचरणे न प्रायेणोपजायते ॥ २ ॥

Text

devānāṁ śuddha-sattvānām ṛṣīṇāṁ cāmalātmanām bhaktir mukunda-caraṇe na prāyeṇopajāyate

Synonyms

devānām—of the demigods;śuddha-sattvānām—whose minds are purified;ṛṣīṇām—of great saintly persons;ca—and;amala-ātmanām—who have purified their existence;bhaktiḥ—devotional service;mukunda-caraṇe—to the lotus feet of Mukunda, the Lord, who can give liberation;na—not;prāyeṇa—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 Vṛtrāsura have become such a great devotee?]

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