नान्यथा तेऽखिलगुरो घटेत करुणात्मन: । यस्त आशिष आशास्ते न स भृत्य: स वै वणिक् ॥ ४ ॥
nanyatha te ’khila-guro ghateta karunatmanah yas ta asisa asaste na sa bhrtyah sa vai vanik
- na
- not
- anyatha
- otherwise
- te
- of You
- akhila-guro
- O supreme instructor of the entire creation
- ghateta
- such a thing can happen
- karuna-atmanah
- the Supreme Person, who is extremely kind to His devotees
- yah
- any person who
- te
- from You
- asisah
- material benefits
- asaste
- desires (in exchange for serving You)
- na
- not
- sah
- such a person
- bhrtyah
- a servitor
- sah
- such a person
- vai
- indeed
- vanik
- a merchant (who wants to get material profit from his business)
Otherwise, O my Lord, O supreme instructor of the entire world, You are so kind to Your devotee that You could not induce him to do something unbeneficial for him. On the other hand, one who desires some material benefit in exchange for devotional service cannot be Your pure devotee. Indeed, he is no better than a merchant who wants profit in exchange for service.