SB 10.16.37
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 37
- na nāka-pṛṣṭhaṁ na ca sārva-bhaumaṁ
- na pārameṣṭhyaṁ na rasādhipatyam
- na yoga-siddhīr apunar-bhavaṁ vā
- vāñchanti yat-pāda-rajaḥ-prapannāḥ
SYNONYMS
na — not; nāka-pṛṣṭham — heaven; na ca — nor; sārva-bhaumam — supreme sovereignty; na — not; pārameṣṭhyam — the topmost position of Brahmā; na — not; rasa-adhipatyam — rulership over the earth; na — not; yoga-siddhīḥ — the perfections of yogic practice; apunaḥ-bhavam — freedom from rebirth; vā — or; vāñchanti — desire; yat — whose; rajaḥ — the dust; prapannāḥ — those who have attained.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Those who have attained the dust of Your lotus feet never hanker for the kingship of heaven, limitless sovereignty, the position of Brahmā or rulership over the earth. They are not interested even in the perfections of yoga or in liberation itself.