suno saba eka anasunī bāta

English meaning

A seer of the ultimate truth says, “Listen to an amazing thing. According to the Shāstras, the Vedas and saints, one attains Shyāmasundara’s grace by practising devotion but I say that Shyāmasundara bestows His grace without practising any means. So long as a newborn baby does nothing i.e. remains completely surrendered to its mother, the mother does everything. When the baby starts doing a little, the mother is also seen doing a little. When the child starts doing everything, the mother does nothing. Having faith in what has just been said, surrender yourself completely to Shyāmasundara’s lotus-feet.” Jagadguru Shrī Kripālu Jī says that Shyāmasundara bears the whole responsibility of such a completely surrendered soul forever.

Complete whole-pad meaning transcribed from the supplied English edition. The source provides no separate line-by-line or word-by-word meaning.

Prem Ras Madira (English), Part 1 · PDF page 152 · printed page 97.

Meanings: Smt. Padmā Devī. English translation and transliteration: Sushrī Braj Parikarī Devī. Source details.