सौत्ये वृत: कुमतिनात्मद ईश्वरो मे यत्पादपद्ममभवाय भजन्ति भव्या: । मां श्रान्तवाहमरयो रथिनो भुविष्ठं न प्राहरन् यदनुभावनिरस्तचित्ता: ॥ १७ ॥
sautye vrtah kumatinatmada isvaro me yat-pada-padmam abhavaya bhajanti bhavyah mam sranta-vaham arayo rathino bhuvi-stham na praharan yad-anubhava-nirasta-cittah
- sautye
- regarding a chariot driver
- vrtah
- engaged
- kumatina
- by bad consciousness
- atma-dah
- one who delivers
- isvarah
- the Supreme Lord
- me
- my
- yat
- whose
- pada-padmam
- lotus feet
- abhavaya
- in the matter of salvation
- bhajanti
- do render service
- bhavyah
- the intelligent class of men
- mam
- unto me
- sranta
- thirsty
- vaham
- my horses
- arayah
- the enemies
- rathinah
- a great general
- bhuvi-stham
- while standing on the ground
- na
- did not
- praharan
- attack
- yat
- whose
- anubhava
- mercy
- nirasta
- being absent
- cittah
- mind
It was by His mercy only that my enemies neglected to kill me when I descended from my chariot to get water for my thirsty horses. And it was due to my lack of esteem for my Lord that I dared engage Him as my chariot driver, for He is worshiped and offered services by the best men to attain salvation.