8.73
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).