Sanatkumara Samhita
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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...
verse 111
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
सतां धर्मस् ततः सीक्षेत् प्रपन्नानां विशेषतः
स्वेष्ट-देव-धिया नित्यं वैष्णवान् परितोषयेत्satāṃ dharmas tataḥ sīkṣet prapannānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
sveṣṭa-deva-dhiyā nityaṃ vaiṣṇavān paritoṣayet
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
satām—of the devotees; dharmaḥ—the religion; tataḥ—then; sīkṣet—should learn; prapannānām—of the surrendered souls; viśeṣataḥ—specifically; sveṣṭa—chosen; deva—Deity; dhiyā—with the consciousness; nityam—always; vaiṣṇavān—the devotees; paritoṣayet—should please.
English translation of verse:
The disciple should study the devotional activities of the devotees. Especially he should study the activities of the surrendered souls. He should always meditate on his chosen Deity. He should always try to please the Vaiṣṇavas.