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राम

अध्यायः 18

Chapter 18 · Verse 12

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वशीकारो महेन्द्रस्य प्रीत्युल्लासितसेवनम् । तत्रैव सरसो भक्तिशब्दः शब्दविदांवर ॥ १२॥

IAST

vaśīkāro mahendrasya prītyullāsitasevanam | tatraiva saraso bhaktiśabdaḥ śabdavidāṃvara || 12||

English

To bring the great Lord under love's sway and to serve while radiant with affection—that alone is the full and living meaning of the word bhakti, O foremost knower of words.