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murkha, nica, ksudra muni visaya-lalasa

vaisnavajna-bale kari eteka sahasa

SYNONYMS

murkha—foolish; nica—lowborn; ksudra—very insignificant; muni—I; visaya—material; lalasa—desires; vaisnava—of the Vaisnavas; ajna—order; bale—on the strength of; kari—I do; eteka—so much; sahasa—energy.

I am foolish, lowborn and insignificant, and I always desire material enjoyment; yet by the order of the Vaisnavas I am greatly enthusiastic to write this transcendental literature.