आशासानो न वै भृत्य: स्वामिन्याशिष आत्मन: । न स्वामी भृत्यत: स्वाम्यमिच्छन्यो राति चाशिष: ॥ ५ ॥
asasano na vai bhrtyah svaminy asisa atmanah na svami bhrtyatah svamyam icchan yo rati casisah
- asasanah
- a person who desires (in exchange for service)
- na
- not
- vai
- indeed
- bhrtyah
- a qualified servant or pure devotee of the Lord
- svamini
- from the master
- asisah
- material benefit
- atmanah
- for personal sense gratification
- na
- nor
- svami
- the master
- bhrtyatah
- from the servant
- svamyam
- the prestigious position of being the master
- icchan
- desiring
- yah
- any such master who
- rati
- bestows
- ca
- also
- asisah
- material profit
A servant who desires material profits from his master is certainly not a qualified servant or pure devotee. Similarly, a master who bestows benedictions upon his servant because of a desire to maintain a prestigious position as master is also not a pure master.