दुरापा ह्यल्पतपस: सेवा वैकुण्ठवर्त्मसु । यत्रोपगीयते नित्यं देवदेवो जनार्दन: ॥ २० ॥
durapa hy alpa-tapasah seva vaikuntha-vartmasu yatropagiyate nityam deva-devo janardanah
- durapa
- rarely obtainable
- hi
- certainly
- alpa-tapasah
- of one whose austerity is meager
- seva
- service
- vaikuntha
- the transcendental kingdom of God
- vartmasu
- on the path of
- yatra
- wherein
- upagiyate
- is glorified
- nityam
- always
- deva
- of the demigods
- devah
- the Lord
- jana-ardanah
- the controller of the living entities.
Persons whose austerity is meager can hardly obtain the service of the pure devotees who are progressing on the path back to the kingdom of Godhead, the Vaikunthas. Pure devotees engage one hundred percent in glorifying the Supreme Lord, who is the Lord of the demigods and the controller of all living entities.