yÄḥ samparyacaran premṇÄ
pÄda-saá¹vÄhanÄdibhiḥ
jagad-guruá¹ bhartá¹›-buddhyÄ
tÄsÄá¹ kim varṇyate tapaḥ

 yÄḥ - who; samparyacaran - perfectly served; premá¹‡Ä - with pure love; pÄda - His feet; saá¹vÄhana - by massaging; Ädibhiḥ - and so forth; jagat - of the universe; gurum - the spiritual master; bhartá¹› - as their husband; buddhyÄ - with the attitude; tÄsÄm - of them; kim - how; varṇyate - can be described; tapaḥ - the austere penances.


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And how could one possibly describe the great austerities that had been performed by the women who perfectly served Him, the spiritual master of the universe, in pure ecstatic love? Thinking of Him as their husband, they rendered such intimate services as massaging His feet.

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