SB 10.20.33

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 20: The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana

SB 10.20.32

SB 10.20.34

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 33

śaradā nīrajotpattyā
nīrāṇi prakṛtiṁ yayuḥ
bhraṣṭānām iva cetāṁsi
punar yoga-niṣevayā

SYNONYMS

śaradā—by the effect of the autumn season; nīraja—the lotus flowers; utpattyā—which regenerates; nīrāṇi—the bodies of water; prakṛtim—to their natural state (of cleanliness); yayuḥ—returned; bhraṣṭānām—of those who are fallen; iva—just as; cetāṁsi—the minds; punaḥ—once again; yoga—of devotional service; niṣevayā—by practice.

TRANSLATION

The autumn season, which regenerated the lotus flowers, also restored the various bodies of water to their original purity, just as the process of devotional service purifies the minds of the fallen yogīs when they return to it.