tasyaiva me sauhṛda-sakhya-maitrī-
dÄsyaá¹ punar janmani janmani syÄt
mahÄnubhÄvena guṇÄlayena
viṣajjatas tat-puruṣa-prasaṅgaḥ

 tasya - for Him; eva - indeed; me - my; sauhá¹›da - love; sakhya - friendship; maitrÄ« - sympathy; dÄsyam - and servitude; punaḥ - repeatedly; janmani janmani - life after life; syÄt - may be; mahÄ-anubhÄvena - with the supremely compassionate Lord; guṇa - of transcendental qualities; Älayena - the reservoir; viá¹£ajjataḥ - who becomes thoroughly attached; tat - His; puruá¹£a - of the devotees; prasaá¹…gaḥ - the valuable association.


Text

The Lord is the supremely compassionate reservoir of all transcendental qualities. Life after life may I serve Him with love, friendship and sympathy, and may I cultivate such firm attachment for Him by the precious association of His devotees.

Purport

As explained by ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ«, sauhá¹›dam here signifies affection toward Him who is so compassionate to His devotees, sakhyam is affinity manifested in the desire to live in His company, maitrÄ« is the attitude of intimate comradeship, and dÄsyam is the urge to do service.