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Canto 11, Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Verse 35 (SB 11.8.35)
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SB 11.8.35 • मूल श्लोक

सुहृत् प्रेष्ठतमो नाथ आत्मा चायं शरीरिणाम् । तं विक्रीयात्मनैवाहं रमेऽनेन यथा रमा ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

suhṛt preṣṭhatamo nātha ātmā cāyaṁ śarīriṇām taṁ vikrīyātmanaivāhaṁ rame ’nena yathā ramā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

su-hṛt — well-wishing friend; preṣṭha-tamaḥ — absolutely the most dear one; nāthaḥ — Lord; ātmā — soul; ca — also; ayam — He; śarīriṇām — of all embodied beings; tam — Him; vikrīya — purchasing; ātmanā — by surrendering myself; eva — certainly; aham — I; rame — will enjoy; anena — with the Lord; yathā — just like; ramā — Lakṣmīdevī.

Translation

“The Supreme Personality of Godhead is absolutely the most dear one for all living beings because He is everyone’s well-wisher and Lord. He is the Supreme Soul situated in everyone’s heart. Therefore I will now pay the price of complete surrender, and thus purchasing the Lord I will enjoy with Him just like Lakṣmīdevī.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
The real friend of all conditioned souls is the Supreme Lord, and only He can award the highest perfection in life. By following the example of Lakṣmīdevī, who always remains at the lotus feet of the Lord, one will certainly obtain eternal happiness. One should make the best use of the material body, which is a bad bargain, and surrender one’s body, mind and words to the Lord. Paying such a price, one can purchase the Lord, who is everyone’s dearmost well-wisher. Thus one’s ancient propensity for sense gratification will automatically be controlled.