so 'haṁ tavāṅghry-upagato 'smy asatāṁ durāpaṁ
tac cāpy ahaṁ bhavad-anugraha īśa manye
puṁso bhaved yarhi saṁsaraṇāpavargas
tvayy abja-nābha sad-upāsanayā matiḥ syāt

 saḥ - being such; aham - I; tava - Your; aṅghri - feet; upagataḥ asmi - am approaching; asatām - for those who are impure; durāpam - impossible to attain; tat - that; ca - and; api - also; aham - I; bhavat - Your; anugrahaḥ - mercy; īśa - 0 Lord; manye - think; puṁsaḥ - of a person; bhavet - occurs; yarhi - when; saṁsaraṇa - of his rotation in the cycle of material existence; apavargaḥ - the cessation; tvayi - of You; abja - like a lotus; nābha - O You whose navel; sat - of pure devotees; uāsanayā - by worship; matiḥ - consciousness; syāt - develops.


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Being thus fallen, I am approaching Your feet for shelter, O Lord, because although the impure can never attain Your feet, I think it is nevertheless possible by Your mercy. Only when one’s material life has ceased, O lotus-naveled Lord, can one develop consciousness of You by serving Your pure devotees.

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