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CC Antya 9.75



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 75

sei 'śuddha-bhakta', ye tomā bhaje tomā lāgi'
āpanāra sukha-duḥkhe haya bhoga-bhogī'


SYNONYMS

sei — he; śuddha-bhakta — a pure devotee; ye — who; tomā bhaje — worships You; tomā lāgi — for Your satisfaction; āpanāra sukha-duḥkhe — for personal happiness and distress; haya — is; bhoga-bhogī — one who wants to enjoy this material world.


TRANSLATION

"Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka is a pure devotee who worships You only for Your satisfaction. He does not care about his personal happiness or distress, for that is the business of a materialist.