10.96

’seva’ lagi’ koti ’aparadha’ nahi gani

sva-nimitta ’aparadhabhase’ bhaya mani"

SYNONYMS

seva lagi’-for the matter of service; koti aparadha—ten million offenses; nahi gani—I do not care for; sva-nimitta—for my personal self; aparadha-abhase—by a glimpse of an offense; bhaya mani—I am afraid “I would not mind committing hundreds and thousands of offenses for the service of the Lord, but I greatly fear committing even a glimpse of an offense for my own self.”