तैस्तान्यघानि पूयन्ते तपोदानव्रतादिभि: । नाधर्मजं तद्धृदयं तदपीशाङ्घ्रिसेवया ॥ १७ ॥
tais tany aghani puyante tapo-dana-vratadibhih nadharmajam tad-dhrdayam tad apisanghri-sevaya
- taih
- by those
- tani
- all those
- aghani
- sinful activities and their results
- puyante
- become vanquished
- tapah
- austerity
- dana
- charity
- vrata-adibhih
- by vows and other such activities
- na
- not
- adharma-jam
- produced from irreligious actions
- tat
- of that
- hrdayam
- the heart
- tat
- that
- api
- also
- isa-anghri
- of the lotus feet of the Lord
- sevaya
- by service.
Although one may neutralize the reactions of sinful life through austerity, charity, vows and other such methods, these pious activities cannot uproot the material desires in one’s heart. However, if one serves the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, he is immediately freed from all such contaminations.