Verse 3.9.271

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.9.271:

তোমা-সবা হৈতে যত রাজস তামস পশ্চিমা সবারে গিযা দেহ’ ভক্তি-রস ॥ ২৭১ ॥

तोमा-सबा हैते यत राजस तामस पश्चिमा सबारे गिया देह’ भक्ति-रस ॥ २७१ ॥

tomā-sabā haite yata rājasa tāmasa paścimā sabāre giyā deha’ bhakti-rasa || 271 ||

toma-saba haite yata rajasa tamasa pascima sabare giya deha’ bhakti-rasa (271)

English translation:

(271) “You should both distribute the mellows of devotional service to the

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

people of the West, who are under the influence of the modes of passion and ignorance.

Many atrocities were committed by hostile elements in Śrī Mathurā- maṇḍala. Places like Gokula and the house of Nanda Mahārāja show examples of those atrocities. Under the influence of their inherent qualities, many inhabitants of the West are envious of devotees and situated in the mode of ignorance. Śrī Rūpa and Sanātana, the commanders-in-chief of Śrī Gaura’s army, empowered people from the West by softening their hard hearts with a flood of the mellows of devotional service.