Chapter 9
तत्तेऽर्हत्तम नम: स्तुतिकर्मपूजा: कर्म स्मृतिश्चरणयो: श्रवणं कथायाम् । संसेवया त्वयि विनेति षडङ्गया किं भक्तिं जन: परमहंसगतौ लभेत ॥ ५० ॥
Transliteration
tat te ’rhattama namaḥ stuti-karma-pūjāḥ karma smṛtiś caraṇayoḥ śravaṇaṁ kathāyām saṁsevayā tvayi vineti ṣaḍ-aṅgayā kiṁ bhaktiṁ janaḥ paramahaṁsa-gatau labheta
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tat — therefore; te — unto You; arhat-tama — O supreme of all worshipable persons; namaḥ — respectful obeisances; stuti-karma-pūjāḥ — worshiping Your Lordship by offering prayers and other devotional activities; karma — activities being dedicated to You; smṛtiḥ — constant remembrance; caraṇayoḥ — of Your lotus feet; śravaṇam — always hearing; kathāyām — in topics (about You); saṁsevayā — such devotional service; tvayi — unto You; vinā — without; iti — thus; ṣaṭ-aṅgayā — having six different parts; kim — how; bhaktim — devotional service; janaḥ — a person; paramahaṁsa-gatau — obtainable by the paramahaṁsa; labheta — may attain.
Translation
“Therefore, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, the best of all persons to whom prayers are offered, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You because without rendering six kinds of devotional service unto You — offering prayers, dedicating all the results of activities, worshiping You, working on Your behalf, always remembering Your lotus feet and hearing about Your glories — who can achieve that which is meant for the paramahaṁsas?”