Verse Text
śrī-nārada paṣcarātre ca jitante stotre—
dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣeṣu necchā mama kadācana |
tvat-pāda-paṣkajasyādho jīvitaṁ dīyataṁ mama ||50||
mokṣa-sālokya-sārūpyān prārthaye na dharādhara |
icchāmi hi mahābhāga kāruṇyaṁ tava suvrata ||51||
Translation
In the Jitanta-stotra of the Nārada-paṣcarātra it is said: I do not have the desire at all for dharma, artha, kāma or mokṣa. Please make my life completely dependent upon Your lotus feet. I do not pray for liberation, sālokya or sārūpya, O upholder of the earth. Most distinguished Lord, true to Your vows, I desire only Your mercy.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In a similar passage in the Nārada Paṣcarātra it is stated, “My dear Lord, I do not wish any perfectional stage by performing the ritualistic religious ceremonies or by economic development or by sense gratification or liberation. I simply pray that You grant me the favor of keeping me under Your lotus feet. I do not wish any kind of liberation such as sālokya (to reside on Your planet) or sārūpya (to have the same bodily features as You). I simply pray for Your favor that I may be always engaged in Your loving service.”