Devanagari
प्रीणन्ति ह्यथ मां धीरा: सर्वभावेन साधव: ।
श्रेयस्कामा महाभाग सर्वासामाशिषां पतिम् ॥ ५४ ॥
Verse text
prīṇanti hy atha māṁ dhīrāḥ
sarva-bhāvena sādhavaḥ
śreyas-kāmā mahā-bhāga
sarvāsām āśiṣāṁ patim
Synonyms
prīṇanti
—
try to please
;
hi
—
indeed
;
atha
—
because of this
;
mām
—
Me
;
dhīrāḥ
—
those who are sober and most intelligent
;
sarva
—
bhāvena — in all respects, in different modes of devotional service
;
sādhavaḥ
—
persons who are very well-behaved (perfect in all respects)
;
śreyas
—
kāmāḥ — desiring the best benefit in life
;
mahā
—
bhāga — O you who are so fortunate
;
sarvāsām
—
of all
;
āśiṣām
—
kinds of benedictions
;
patim
—
the master (Me) .
Translation
My dear Prahlāda, you are very fortunate. Please know from Me that those who are very wise and highly elevated try to please Me in all different modes of mellows, for I am the only person who can fulfill all the desires of everyone.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Fortunate Prahlāda! The wise devotees, desiring the highest benefit, please me in all different rasas, for I am the master of all blessings.
Prīṇanti should be prīṇayanti (they please me.) Or if prīṇanti is accepted literally then the meaning is “they are satisfied with me in all types of rasas.”
Purport
The words
dhīrāḥ sarva-bhāvena
do not mean “in whichever way you like.”
Bhāva
is the preliminary condition of love of Godhead.
athāsaktis tato bhāvas
tataḥ premābhyudaṣcati
sādhakānām ayaṁ premṇaḥ
prādurbhāve bhavet kramaḥ
(
Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu
1.4.16)
The
bhāva
stage is the final division before one reaches love of Godhead. The word
sarva-bhāva
means that one can love the Supreme Personality of Godhead in different transcendental modes of mellows, beginning with
dāsya, sakhya, vātsalya
and
mādhurya.
In the
śānta
stage, one is on the border of loving service to the Lord. Pure love of Godhead begins from
dāsya
and develops to
sakhya, vātsalya
and then
mādhurya.
Still, in any of these five mellows one can render loving service to the Supreme Lord. Since our main business is to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can render service from any of the above-mentioned platforms of love.