तावद् रागादय: स्तेनास्तावत् कारागृहं गृहम् । तावन्मोहोऽङ्घ्रिनिगडो यावत् कृष्ण न ते जना: ॥ ३६ ॥
tāvad rāgādayaḥ stenās tāvat kārā-gṛhaṁ gṛham tāvan moho ’ṅghri-nigaḍo yāvat kṛṣṇa na te janāḥ
- tāvat
- for that long
- rāga-ādayaḥ
- material attachment and so on
- stenāḥ
- thieves
- tāvat
- for that long
- kārā-gṛham
- a prison
- gṛham
- one’s home
- tāvat
- for that long
- mohaḥ
- the bewilderment of family affection
- aṅghri
- upon their feet
- nigaḍaḥ
- shackles
- yāvat
- as long as
- kṛṣṇa
- O Lord Kṛṣṇa
- na
- do not become
- te
- Your (devotees)
- janāḥ
- any persons
My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, until people become Your devotees, their material attachments and desires remain thieves, their homes remain prisons, and their affectionate feelings for their family members remain foot-shackles.