kānta-sevā-sukha-pūra, saṅgama haite sumadhura,
tāte sākṣī — lakṣmī ṭhākurāṇī
nārāyaṇa-hṛdi sthiti, tabu pāda-sevāya mati,
sevā kare 'dāsī'-abhimānī
kānta-sevā-sukha-pūra - the service of the Lord is the home of happiness; saṅgama haite su-madhura - sweeter than direct union; tāte - in that; sākṣī - evidence; lakṣmī ṭhākurāṇī - the goddess of fortune; nārāyaṇa-hṛdi - on the heart of Nārāyaṇa; sthiti - situation; tabu - still; pāda-sevāya mati - her desire is to serve the lotus feet; sevā kare - renders service; dāsī-abhimānī - considering herself a maidservant.