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muktanam api siddhanam

narayana-parayanah

sudurlabhah prasantatma

kotisv api maha-mune

SYNONYMS

muktanam—of persons liberated or freed from the bondage of ignorance; api—even; siddhanam—of persons who have achieved perfection; narayana—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parayanah—the devotee; su-durlabhah—very rare; prasanta-atma—completely satisfied, desireless; kotisu—among many millions; api—certainly; maha-mune—O great sage " ’O great sage, out of many millions of materially liberated people who are free from ignorance, and out of many millions of siddhas who have nearly attained perfection, there is hardly one pure devotee of Narayana.

Only such a devotee is actually completely satisfied and peaceful.’

PURPORT

This verse is quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.14.5).