श्रीभगवानुवाच मल्लक्षणमिमं कायं लब्ध्वा मद्धर्म आस्थित: । आनन्दं परमात्मानमात्मस्थं समुपैति माम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca mal-lakṣaṇam imaṁ kāyaṁ labdhvā mad-dharma āsthitaḥ ānandaṁ paramātmānam ātma-sthaṁ samupaiti mām
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- mat-lakṣaṇam
- in which I can be realized
- imam
- this
- kāyam
- human body
- labdhvā
- having achieved
- mat-dharme
- in devotional service to Me
- āsthitaḥ
- situated
- ānandam
- who is pure ecstasy
- parama-ātmānam
- the Supreme Soul
- ātma-stham
- situated within the heart
- samapaiti
- he achieves
- mām
- Me
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Having achieved this human form of life, which affords one the opportunity to realize Me, and being situated in My devotional service, one can achieve Me, the reservoir of all pleasure and the Supreme Soul of all existence, residing within the heart of every living being.