Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 19


Sanskrit:

तत्ते गतोऽस्म्यरणमद्य पदारविन्द-मापन्नसंसृतिभयापहमार्तबन्धो ।एतावतालमलमिन्द्रियलालसेनमर्त्यात्मद‍ृक् त्वयि परे यदपत्यबुद्धि: ॥ १९ ॥

ITRANS:

tat te gato ’smy araṇam adya padāravindamāpanna-saṁsṛti-bhayāpaham ārta-bandhoetāvatālam alam indriya-lālasenamartyātma-dṛk tvayi pare yad apatya-buddhiḥ

Translation:

Therefore, O friend of the distressed, I now approach Your lotus feet for shelter — the same lotus feet that dispel all fear of worldly existence for those who have surrendered to them. Enough! Enough with hankering for sense enjoyment, which makes me identify with this mortal body and think of You, the Supreme, as my child.

Purport:

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī suggests that Vasudeva condemns himself here for thinking of trying to gain special opulences because he is the father of the Supreme Lord. Thus Vasudeva contrasts himself with Nanda, the King of Vraja, who was satisfied with pure love of God and nothing else.