SB 10.38.5

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 38: Akrūra's Arrival in Vṛndāvana

SB 10.38.4

SB 10.38.6

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 5

maivaṁ mamādhamasyāpi
syād evācyuta-darśanam
hriyamāṇaḥ kala-nadyā
kvacit tarati kaścana

SYNONYMS

mā evam—I should not think like this; mama—for me; adhamasya—who am most fallen; api—even; syāt—it may come about; eva—certainly; acyuta—of the infallible Lord; darśanam—the sight; hriyamāṇaḥ—being pulled along; kāla—of time; nadyā—by the river; kvacit—sometimes; tarati—crosses to the shore; kaścana—someone.

TRANSLATION

But enough of such thoughts! After all, even a fallen soul like me can have the chance to behold the infallible Supreme Lord, for one of the conditioned souls being swept along in the river of time may sometimes reach the shore.