bhavantam evÄnucaran nirantaraḥ
praÅ›Änta-niḥśeá¹£a-mano-rathÄntaraḥ
kadÄham aikÄntika-nitya-kiá¹…karaḥ
prahará¹£ayiá¹£yÄmi sa-nÄtha-jÄ«vitam

 bhavantam - You; eva - certainly; anucaran - serving; nirantaraḥ - always; praÅ›Änta - pacified; niḥśeá¹£a - all; manaḥ-ratha - desires; antaraḥ - other; kadÄ - when; aham - I; aikÄntika - exclusive; nitya - eternal; kiá¹…karaḥ - servant; prahará¹£ayiá¹£yÄmi - I shall become joyful; sa-nÄtha - with a fitting master; jÄ«vitam - 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?’ â€

Purport

This is a statement made by the great saintly devotee YÄmunÄcÄrya in his Stotra-ratna (43).