भक्त्याहमेकया ग्राह्य: श्रद्धयात्मा प्रिय: सताम् । भक्ति: पुनाति मन्निष्ठा श्वपाकानपि सम्भवात् ॥ २१ ॥
bhaktyāham ekayā grāhyaḥ śraddhayātmā priyaḥ satām bhaktiḥ punāti man-niṣṭhā śva-pākān api sambhavāt
- bhaktyā
- by devotional service
- aham
- I
- ekayā
- unalloyed
- grāhyaḥ
- am to be obtained
- śraddhayā
- by faith
- ātmā
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- priyaḥ
- the object of love
- satām
- of the devotees
- bhaktiḥ
- pure devotional service
- punāti
- purifies
- mat-niṣṭhā
- fixing Me as the only goal
- śva-pākān
- dog-eaters
- api
- even
- sambhavāt
- from the contamination of low birth
Only by practicing unalloyed devotional service with full faith in Me can one obtain Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I am naturally dear to My devotees, who take Me as the only goal of their loving service. By engaging in such pure devotional service, even the dog-eaters can purify themselves from the contamination of their low birth.