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krpalu, akrta-droha, satya-sara sama

nidosa, vadanya, mrdu, suci, akincana

sarvopakaraka, santa, krsnaika-sarana

akama, aniha, sthira, vijita-sad-guna

mita-bhuk, apramatta, manada, amani

gambhira, karuna, maitra, kavi, daksa, mauni

SYNONYMS

krpalu—merciful; akrta-droha—not defiant; satya-sara—thoroughly true; sama—equal; nidosa—faultless; vadanya—magnanimous; mrdu—mild; suci—clean; akincana—without material possessions; sarva-upakaraka—working for the welfare of everyone; santa—peaceful; krsna-eka-sarana—exclusively surrendered to Krsna; akama—desireless; aniha—indifferent to material acquisitions; sthira—fixed; vijita-sat-guna—completely controlling the six bad qualities (lust, anger, greed, etc.); mita-bhuk—eating only as much as required; apramatta—without inebriation; mana-da—respectful; amani—without false prestige; gambhira—grave; karuna—compassionate; maitra—a friend; kavi—a poet; daksa—expert; mauni—silent "Devotees are always merciful, humble, truthful, equal to all, faultless, magnanimous, mild and clean.

They are without material possessions, and they perform welfare work for everyone.

They are peaceful, surrendered to Krsna and desireless.

They are indifferent to material acquisitions and are fixed in devotional service.

They completely control the six bad qualities-lust, anger, greed and so forth.

They eat only as much as required, and they are not inebriated.

They are respectful, grave, compassionate and without false prestige.

They are friendly, poetic, expert and silent.