kiṁ svalpa-tapasāṁ nṝṇām
arcāyāᚁ deva-cakᚣuᚣām
darśana-sparśana-praśna-
prahva-pādārcanādikam

 kim - whether; su-alpa - very meager; tapasām - whose austerities; nṝṇām - for human beings; arcāyām - in the Deity in the temple; deva - God; cakᚣuᚣām - whose perception; darśana - seeing; sparśana - touching; praśna - asking questions; prahva - bowing down; pāda-arcana - worshiping the feet; Ädikam - and so on.


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How is it that people who are not very austere and who recognize God only in His Deity form in the temple can now see you, touch you, inquire from you, bow down to you, worship your feet and serve you in other ways?

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