tasyaiva me sauhṛda-sakhya-maitrī-

dāsyaḿ punar janmani janmani syāt

mahānubhāvena guṇālayena

viṣajjatas tat-puruṣa-prasańgaḥ

tasya -- for Him; eva -- indeed; me -- my; sauhrida -- love; sakhya -- friendship; maitri -- sympathy; dasyam -- and servitude; punah -- repeatedly; janmani janmani -- life after life; syat -- may be; maha-anubhavena -- with the supremely compassionate Lord; guna -- of transcendental qualities; alayena -- the reservoir; vishajjatah -- who becomes thoroughly attached; tat -- His; purusha -- of the devotees; prasangah -- the valuable association.


Texto

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.

Significado

As explained by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti, sauhridam here signifies affection toward Him who is so compassionate to His devotees, sakhyam is affinity manifested in the desire to live in His company, maitri is the attitude of intimate comradeship, and dasyam is the urge to do service.