Canto 11, Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Verse 40 (SB 11.8.40)
SB 11.8.40 • मूल श्लोक

सन्तुष्टा श्रद्दधत्येतद्यथालाभेन जीवती । विहराम्यमुनैवाहमात्मना रमणेन वै ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

santuṣṭā śraddadhaty etad yathā-lābhena jīvatī viharāmy amunaivāham ātmanā ramaṇena vai

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

santuṣṭā — completely satisfied; śraddadhatī — now having complete faith; etat — in the Lord’s mercy; yathā-lābhena — with whatever comes of its own accord; jīvatī — living; viharāmi — I will enjoy life; amunā — with that one; eva — only; aham — I; ātmanā — with the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ramaṇena — who is the real source of love and happiness; vai — there is no doubt about it.

Translation

“I am now completely satisfied, and I have full faith in the Lord’s mercy. Therefore I will maintain myself with whatever comes of its own accord. I shall enjoy life with only the Lord, because He is the real source of love and happiness.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda