Verse Text
tatra duḥkhena, yathā śrī-daśame –
ciram iha vṛjinārtas tapyamāno ’nutāpair
avitṛṣa-ṣaḍa-mitro labdha-śāntiḥ kathaṅcit |
śaraṇada samupetas tvat-padābjaṁ parātmann
abhayam ṛtam aśokaṁ pāhi māpannam īśa ||22||
Translation
Humility arising from sorrow, from the Tenth Canto: For so long I have been pained by troubles in this world and have been burning with lamentation. My six enemies are never satiated, and I can find no peace. Therefore, O giver of shelter, O Supreme Soul, please protect me! O Lord, in the midst of danger I have by good fortune approached Your lotus feet, which are the truth and which thus make one fearless and free of sorrow. SB 10.51.57
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In the Tenth Canto, Fifty-first Chapter, verse 57, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, there is the following statement by King Mucukunda: “My dear Lord, because of my bad deeds in the past I am everlastingly aggrieved. I am always suffering from my desires, but still my senses are never satisfied with material enjoyments. Somehow or other, by Your grace, I am now in a peaceful condition because I have taken shelter of Your lotus feet, which are always free from all lamentation, fear and death. O supreme protector, O supreme soul! O supreme controller! Kindly give me Your protection. I am so much embarrassed.” This statement by Mucukunda is an instance of humility resulting from a severely miserable condition of material existence.