तप्यन्ते लोकतापेन साधव: प्रायशो जना: । परमाराधनं तद्धि पुरुषस्याखिलात्मन: ॥ ४४ ॥
tapyante loka-tapena sadhavah prayaso janah paramaradhanam tad dhi purusasyakhilatmanah
- tapyante
- voluntarily suffer
- loka-tapena
- because of the suffering of people in general
- sadhavah
- saintly persons
- prayasah
- almost always
- janah
- such persons
- parama-aradhanam
- the topmost method of worshiping
- tat
- that activity
- hi
- indeed
- purusasya
- of the Supreme Person
- akhila-atmanah
- who is the Supersoul of everyone.
It is said that great personalities almost always accept voluntary suffering because of the suffering of people in general. This is considered the highest method of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is present in everyone’s heart.