Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā
The Flowering Vine of Devotion to Lord Hari
by Sarasvati Thkura | 14,715 words
The book contains the essence on how devotees develop love of Krishna, and how they bring Krishna under control through their love....
Text 43
akuṇtha-smṛtayo ye ca
bhakter anyaṃ na sampadam
vipadaṃ ca na manyante
kṛṣṇa-vismaranāt param
akuṇṭha—keen; smṛtayaḥ—intelligence; ye—who; ca—and; bhakteḥ—than pure devotional service; anyam—another; na—not; sampadam—good fortune; vipadam—catastrophy; ca—and; na—not; manyante—they consider; krsna—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; vismaraṇāt—than forgetfulness; param—supreme.
Keenly intelligent, the devotees do not see any good-fortune superior to pure devotional service, or any catastrophy greater than forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa.