durÅ«hÄdbhuta-vÄ«rye 'smin
Å›raddhÄ dÅ«re 'stu pañcake
yatra sv-alpo 'pi sambandhaḥ
sad-dhiyÄá¹ bhÄva-janmane

 dur-Å«ha - difficult to understand; adbhuta - wonderful; vÄ«rye - in the power; asmin - in this; Å›raddhÄ - faith; dÅ«re - far away; astu - let it be; pañcake - in the above-mentioned five principles; yatra - in which; su-alpaḥ - a little; api - even; sambandhaḥ - connection; sat-dhiyÄm - of those who are intelligent and offenseless; bhÄva-janmane - to awaken one's dormant love for Kṛṣṇa.


Text

“ ‘The power of these five principles is very wonderful and difficult to understand. Even without faith in them, a person who is offenseless can awaken his dormant love of Kṛṣṇa simply by being a little connected with them.’

Purport

This verse is also found in the Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu (1.2.238).