प्रत्यर्पितो मे भवतानुकम्पिना भृत्याय विज्ञानमय: प्रदीप: । हित्वा कृतज्ञस्तव पादमूलं कोऽन्यं समीयाच्छरणं त्वदीयम् ॥ ३८ ॥
pratyarpito me bhavatānukampinā bhṛtyāya vijñāna-mayaḥ pradīpaḥ hitvā kṛta-jñas tava pāda-mūlaṁ ko ’nyaṁ samīyāc charaṇaṁ tvadīyam
- pratyarpitaḥ
- offered in return
- me
- to me
- bhavatā
- by Your good self
- anukampinā
- who is merciful
- bhṛtyāya
- to Your servant
- vijñāna-mayaḥ
- of transcendental knowledge
- pradīpaḥ
- the torchlight
- hitvā
- giving up
- kṛta-jñaḥ
- who is grateful
- tava
- Your
- pāda-mūlam
- the sole of the lotus feet
- kaḥ
- who
- anyam
- to another
- samīyāt
- can go
- śaraṇam
- for shelter
- tvadīyam
- Your
In return for my insignificant surrender, You have mercifully bestowed upon me, Your servant, the torchlight of transcendental knowledge. Therefore, what devotee of Yours who has any gratitude could ever give up Your lotus feet and take shelter of another master?