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ŚB 10.41.48

Devanagari

तावाज्ञापयतं भृत्यं किमहं करवाणि वाम् ।
पुंसोऽत्यनुग्रहो ह्येष भवद्भ‍िर्यन्नियुज्यते ॥ ४८ ॥

Text

tāv ajñāpayataṁ bhṛtyaṁ
kim ahaṁ karavāṇi vām
puṁso ’ty-anugraho hy eṣa
bhavadbhir yan niyujyate

Synonyms

tau — They; ājñāpayatam — should please order; bhṛtyam — Their servant; kim — what; aham — I; karavāṇi — should do; vām — for You; puṁsaḥ — for any person; ati — extreme; anugrahaḥ — mercy; hi — indeed; eṣaḥ — this; bhavadbhiḥ — by You; yat — in which; niyujyate — he is engaged.

Translation

Please order me, Your servant, to do whatever You wish. To be engaged by You in some service is certainly a great blessing for anyone.