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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .4.22

tatra duḥkhena, yathā śrī-daśame –
[tatra duhkhena, yathaa shree-dashame –]
ciram iha vṛjinārtas tapyamāno ’nutāpair
[chiram iha vrijinaartas tapyamaano ’nutaapair]
avitṛṣa-ṣaḍa-mitro labdha-śāntiḥ kathaṅcit |
[avitrisha-shada-mitro labdha-shaantih kathanchit |]
śaraṇada samupetas tvat-padābjaṁ parātmann
[sharanada samupetas tvat-padaabjam paraatmann]
abhayam ṛtam aśokaṁ pāhi māpannam īśa ||22||
[abhayam ritam ashokam paahi maapannam eesha ||22||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra duḥkhena, yathā śrī-daśame –
ciram iha vṛjinārtas tapyamāno ’nutāpair
avitṛṣa-ṣaḍa-mitro labdha-śāntiḥ kathaṅcit |
śaraṇada samupetas tvat-padābjaṁ parātmann
abhayam ṛtam aśokaṁ pāhi māpannam īśa ||22||
Humility arising from sorrow, from the Tenth Canto: For so long I have been pained by troubles in this world and have been burning with lamentation. My six enemies are never satiated, and I can find no peace. Therefore, O giver of shelter, O Supreme Soul, please protect me! O Lord, in the midst of danger I have by good fortune approached Your lotus feet, which are the truth and which thus make one fearless and free of sorrow. SB 10.51.57

In the Tenth Canto, Fifty-first Chapter, verse 57, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, there is the following statement by King Mucukunda: “My dear Lord, because of my bad deeds in the past I am everlastingly aggrieved. I am always suffering from my desires, but still my senses are never satisfied with material enjoyments. Somehow or other, by Your grace, I am now in a peaceful condition because I have taken shelter of Your lotus feet, which are always free from all lamentation, fear and death. O supreme protector, O supreme soul! O supreme controller! Kindly give me Your protection. I am so much embarrassed.” This statement by Mucukunda is an instance of humility resulting from a severely miserable condition of material existence.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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