na -- there is not; asam -- on their part; dvijati-samskarah -- the purificatory rituals pertaining to the twice-born classes of society; na -- nor; nivasah -- residence; gurau -- in the asrama of a spiritual master (that is, training as a brahmacari); api -- even; na -- no; tapah -- execution of austerities; na -- no; atma-mimamsa -- philosophical inquiry into the reality of the self; na -- no; saucam -- rituals of cleanliness; na -- no; kriyah -- ritualistic activities; subhah -- pious; tatha api -- nevertheless; hi -- indeed; uttamah-sloke -- whose glories are chanted by the exalted mantras of the Vedas; krishne -- for Lord Krishna; yoga-isvara-isvare -- the supreme master of all masters of mystic power; bhaktih -- pure devotional service; dridha -- firm; na -- not; ca -- on the other hand; asmakam -- of us; samskara-adi-matam -- who possess such purification and so forth; api -- even though.

These women have never undergone the purificatory rites of the twice-born classes, nor have they lived as brahmacaris in the asrama of a spiritual master, nor have they executed austerities, speculated on the nature of the self, followed the formalities of cleanliness or engaged in pious rituals. Nevertheless, they have firm devotion for Lord Krishna, whose glories are chanted by the exalted hymns of the Vedas and who is the supreme master of all masters of mystic power. We, on the other hand, have no such devotion for the Lord, although we have executed all these processes.