Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
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.