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kintu yadi latara sange uthe ’upasakha’

bhukti-mukti-vancha, yata asankhya tara lekha

SYNONYMS

kintu—but; yadi—if; latara—the creeper of devotional service; sange—with; uthe—arise; upasakha—unwanted creepers; bhukti—for material enjoyment; mukti—for liberation from the material world; vancha—the desires; yata—as many as there are; asankhya—unlimited; tara—of those unwanted creepers; lekha—the writing "Sometimes unwanted creepers, such as the creepers of desires for material enjoyment and liberation from the material world, grow along with the creeper of devotional service.

The varieties of such unwanted creepers are unlimited.