bhavantam evānucaran nirantaraḥ
praśānta-niḥśeṣa-mano-rathāntaraḥ
kadāham aikāntika-nitya-kiṅkaraḥ
praharṣayiṣyāmi sa-nātha-jīvitam

 bhavantam - You; eva - certainly; anucaran - serving; nirantaraḥ - always; praśānta - pacified; niḥśeṣa - all; manaḥ-ratha - desires; antaraḥ - other; kadā - when; aham - I; aikāntika - exclusive; nitya - eternal; kiṅkaraḥ - servant; praharṣayiṣyāmi - I shall become joyful; sa-nātha - with a fitting master; jīvitam - living.


Text

“ ‘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 Yāmunācārya in his Stotra-ratna (43).