यत्पादपङ्कजपलाशविलासभक्त्या कर्माशयं ग्रथितमुद्ग्रथयन्ति सन्त: । तद्वन्न रिक्तमतयो यतयोऽपि रुद्ध स्रोतोगणास्तमरणं भज वासुदेवम् ॥ ३९ ॥
yat-pada-pankaja-palasa-vilasa-bhaktya karmasayam grathitam udgrathayanti santah tadvan na rikta-matayo yatayo ’pi ruddha- sroto-ganas tam aranam bhaja vasudevam
- yat
- whose
- pada
- feet
- pankaja
- lotus
- palasa
- petals or toes
- vilasa
- enjoyment
- bhaktya
- by devotional service
- karma
- fruitive activities
- asayam
- desire
- grathitam
- hard knot
- udgrathayanti
- root out
- santah
- devotees
- tat
- that
- vat
- like
- na
- never
- rikta-matayah
- persons devoid of devotional service
- yatayah
- ever-increasingly trying
- api
- even though
- ruddha
- stopped
- srotah-ganah
- the waves of sense enjoyment
- tam
- unto Him
- aranam
- worthy to take shelter
- bhaja
- engage in devotional service
- vasudevam
- unto Krsna, the son of Vasudeva
The devotees, who are always engaged in the service of the toes of the lotus feet of the Lord, can very easily overcome hard-knotted desires for fruitive activities. Because this is very difficult, the nondevotees—the jnanis and yogis—although trying to stop the waves of sense gratification, cannot do so. Therefore you are advised to engage in the devotional service of Krsna, the son of Vasudeva.