जीवञ्छवो भागवताङ्घ्रिरेणुं न जातु मर्त्योऽभिलभेत यस्तु । श्रीविष्णुपद्या मनुजस्तुलस्या: श्वसञ्छवो यस्तु न वेद गन्धम् ॥ २३ ॥
jivan chavo bhagavatanghri-renum na jatu martyo ’bhilabheta yas tu sri-visnu-padya manujas tulasyah svasan chavo yas tu na veda gandham
- jivan
- while living
- savah
- a dead body
- bhagavata-anghri-renum
- the dust of the feet of a pure devotee
- na
- never
- jatu
- at any time
- martyah
- mortal
- abhilabheta
- particularly received
- yah
- a person
- tu
- but
- sri
- with opulence
- visnu-padyah
- of the lotus feet of Visnu
- manu-jah
- a descendant of Manu (a man)
- tulasyah
- leaves of the tulasi tree
- svasan
- while breathing
- savah
- still a dead body
- yah
- who
- tu
- but
- na veda
- never experienced
- gandham
- the aroma
The person who has not at any time received the dust of the feet of the Lord’s pure devotee upon his head is certainly a dead body. And the person who has never experienced the aroma of the tulasi leaves from the lotus feet of the Lord is also a dead body, although breathing.