साधूनां समचित्तानां मुकुन्दचरणैषिणाम् । उपेक्ष्यै: किं धनस्तम्भैरसद्भिरसदाश्रयै: ॥ १८ ॥
sādhūnāṁ sama-cittānāṁ mukunda-caraṇaiṣiṇām upekṣyaiḥ kiṁ dhana-stambhair asadbhir asad-āśrayaiḥ
- sādhūnām
- of saintly persons
- sama-cittānām
- of those who are equal to everyone
- mukunda-caraṇa-eṣiṇām
- whose only business is to serve Mukunda, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and who always aspire for that service
- upekṣyaiḥ
- neglecting the association
- kim
- what
- dhana-stambhaiḥ
- rich and proud
- asadbhiḥ
- with the association of undesirable persons
- asat-āśrayaiḥ
- taking shelter of those who are asat, or nondevotees
Saintly persons [sādhus] think of Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day. They have no other interest. Why should people neglect the association of such exalted spiritual personalities and try to associate with materialists, taking shelter of nondevotees, most of whom are proud and rich?