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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.37
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 37
- dīkṣānujanmopasadaḥ śirodharaṁ
- tvaṁ prāyaṇīyodayanīya-daṁṣṭraḥ
- jihvā pravargyas tava śīrṣakaṁ kratoḥ
- satyāvasathyaṁ citayo 'savo hi te
dīkṣāinitiation — initiation; anujanmaspiritual birth, or repeated incarnations — spiritual birth, or repeated incarnations; upasadaḥthree kinds of desires (relationship, activities and ultimate goal) — three kinds of desires (relationship, activities and ultimate goal); śiraḥthe neck-dharamthe neck — the neck; tvamYou — You; prāyaṇīyaafter the result of initiation — after the result of initiation; udayanīyathe last rites of desires — the last rites of desires; daṁṣṭraḥthe tusks — the tusks; jihvāthe tongue — the tongue; pravargyaḥprior activities — prior activities; tavaYour — Your; śīrṣakamhead — head; kratoḥof the sacrifice — of the sacrifice; satyafire without sacrifice — fire without sacrifice; āvasathyamfire of worship — fire of worship; citayaḥaggregate of all desires — aggregate of all desires; asavaḥlife breath — life breath; hicertainly — certainly; teYour — Your.
Moreover, O Lord, the repetition of Your appearance is the desire for all kinds of initiation. Your neck is the place for three desires, and Your tusks are the result of initiation and the end of all desires. Your tongue is the prior activities of initiation, Your head is the fire without sacrifice as well as the fire of worship, and Your living forces are the aggregate of all desires.