nibhá¹›ta-marun-mano 'ká¹£a-dá¹›á¸ha-yoga-yujo há¹›di yan
munaya upÄsate tad arayo 'pi yayuḥ smaraṇÄt
striya uragendra-bhoga-bhuja-daṇá¸a-viá¹£akta-dhiyo
vayam api te samÄḥ sama-dṛśo 'á¹…ghri-saroja-sudhÄḥ

 nibhá¹›ta - controlled; marut - the life air; manaḥ - the mind; aká¹£a - senses; dá¹›á¸ha - strong; yoga - in the mystic yoga process; yujaḥ - who are engaged; há¹›di - within the heart; yat - who; munayaḥ - the great sages; upÄsate - worship; tat - that; arayaḥ - the enemies; api - also; yayuḥ - obtain; smaraṇÄt - from remembering; striyaḥ - the gopÄ«s; uraga-indra - of serpents; bhoga - like the bodies; bhuja - the arms; daṇá¸a - like rods; viá¹£akta - fastened to; dhiyaḥ - whose minds; vayam api - we also; te - Your; samÄḥ - equal to them; sama-dṛśaḥ - having the same ecstatic emotions; aá¹…ghri-saroja - of the lotus feet; sudhÄḥ - the nectar.


Text

“ ‘Great sages conquer the mind and senses by practicing the mystic yoga system and controlling the breath. Thus engaging in mystic yoga, they see the Supersoul within their hearts and ultimately enter into impersonal Brahman. But even the enemies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead attain that position simply by thinking of the Supreme Lord. However, the damsels of Vraja, the gopÄ«s, being attracted by the beauty of Kṛṣṇa, simply wanted to embrace Him and His arms, which are like serpents. Thus the gopÄ«s ultimately tasted the nectar of the lotus feet of the Lord. Similarly, we Upaniá¹£ads can also taste the nectar of His lotus feet by following in the footsteps of the gopÄ«s.’ â€

Purport

This is a quotation from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (10.87.23) spoken by the Å›rutis, the personified Vedas.