Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.216
atha svatantrāḥ –
[atha svatantraah –]
sadaiva pāratantrye ’pi kvacid eṣāṁ svatantratā |
[sadaiva paaratantrye ’pi kvachid eshaam svatantrataa |]
bhūpāla-sevakasyeva pravṛttasya kara-grahe ||216||
[bhoopaala-sevakasyeva pravrittasya kara-grahe ||216||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
atha svatantrāḥ –
sadaiva pāratantrye ’pi kvacid eṣāṁ svatantratā |
bhūpāla-sevakasyeva pravṛttasya kara-grahe ||216||
Svatantra (independent) vyabhicāri-bhāvas: Though all the vyabhicāri-bhāvas are dependent to some degree, they manifest some independence. Though the employees of the king are dependent on the king, at the time of collecting the king’s taxes or during marriages, they show independence from the king.
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