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bhavantam evanucaran nirantarah

prasanta-nihsesa-mano-rathantarah

kadaham aikantika-nitya-kinkarah

praharsayisyami sa-natha-jivitam

SYNONYMS

bhavantam—You; eva—certainly; anucaran—serving; nirantarah—always; prasanta—pacified; nihsesa—all; manah-ratha—desires; antarah—other; kada—when; aham—I; aikantika—exclusive; nitya—eternal; kinkarah—servant; praharsayisyami—I shall become joyful; sa-natha—with a fitting master; jivitam—living “ ’By serving You constantly, one is freed from all material desires and is completely pacified.

When shall I engage as Your permanent eternal servant and always feel joyful to have such a perfect master?’ ”

PURPORT

This is a statement made by the great saintly devotee Yamunacarya in his Stotra-ratna (43).