CC Madhya 22.41

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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda



TEXT 41

kāma lāgi’ kṛṣṇe bhaje, pāya kṛṣṇa-rase
kāma chāḍi’ ‘dāsa’ haite haya abhilāṣe


SYNONYMS

kāma lāgi’—for fulfillment of one’s material desires; kṛṣṇe bhaje—one engages in the transcendental service of Lord Kṛṣṇa; pāya—he gets; kṛṣṇa-rase—a taste of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa; kāma chāḍi’—giving up all desires for material enjoyment; dāsa haite—to be an eternal servant of the Lord; haya—there is; abhilāṣe—aspiration.


TRANSLATION

“When someone engages in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service for the satisfaction of the senses and instead acquires a taste for serving Kṛṣṇa, he gives up his material desires and willingly offers himself as an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa.


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