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’muni’-sabde--paksi, bhrnga; ’nirgranthe’--murkha-jana

krsna-krpaya sadhu-krpaya donhara bhajana

SYNONYMS

muni-sabde—by the word muni; paksi—bird; bhrnga—bumblebee; nirgranthe—in the word nirgrantha; murkha-jana—foolish people; krsna-krpaya—by the mercy of Lord Krsna; sadhu-krpaya—by the mercy of a devotee; donhara bhajana—engages in devotional service of both (Krsna and his spiritual master or the sadhu) "The word muni also means ’bird,’ and ’bumblebee.’ The word nirgrantha refers to foolish people.

By the mercy of Krsna, such creatures contact a sadhu (spiritual master) and thus engage in devotional service.