BRS 1.3.34

BRS 1.3.34

Verse Text

atha āśā-bandhaḥ— āśā-bandho bhagavataḥ prāpti-sambhāvanā dṛḍhā ||34||

Translation

Confidence is defined as follows: Confidence means “firm assumption that one will attain the Lord.”

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

Great Hope The strong conviction that one will certainly receive the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is called in Sanskrit āśā-bandha. Āśā-bandha means to continue to think, “Because I’m trying my best to follow the routine principles of devotional service, I am sure that I will go back to Godhead, back to home.”