22.44

maivam mamadhamasyapi

syad evacyuta-darsanam

hriyamanah kala-nadya

kvacit tarati kascana

SYNONYMS

ma—not; evam—thus; mama—of me; adhamasya—who is the most fallen; api—although; syat—there may be; eva—certainly; acyuta-darsanam—seeing of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; hriyamanah—being carried; kala-nadya—by the stream of time; kvacit—sometimes; tarati—crosses over; kascana—someone “Because I am so fallen, I shall never get a chance to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead.” This was my false apprehension.

Rather, by chance a person as fallen as I am may get to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Although one is being carried away by the waves of the river of time, one may eventually reach the shore.’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.38.5).