(2) atha avyārtha-kālatvaṁ, yathā hari-bhakti-sudhodaye—
vāgbhiḥ stuvanto manasā smarantas
tanvā namanto’py aniśaṁ na tṛptāḥ |
bhaktāḥ sravan-netra-jalāḥ samagram
āyur harer eva samarpayanti ||quoted · hari-bhakti-sudhodaye
The verse — decoded
L1citation
vāgbhiḥ stuvanto manasā smarantas
vāgbhiḥwith their words, their voices instrumental of means (vāc)वाणी के द्वारा
stuvantaḥpraising him present participle, nom. pl., agreeing with bhaktāḥ in L3स्तुति करते हुए
manasāwith the mind instrumental of meansमन के द्वारा
smarantaḥremembering him present participle, nom. pl.स्मरण करते हुए
bhaktāḥ (L3) — the devotees; vāgbhiḥ — with their voices; stuvantaḥ — praising him; manasā — with the mind; smarantaḥ — remembering him
vāgbhiḥ — वाणी के द्वारा; stuvantaḥ — स्तुति करते हुए; manasā — मन के द्वारा; smarantaḥ — स्मरण करते हुए
The devotees praise him with their voices. They remember him with their minds. Each faculty is turned toward the Lord: speech does praising, the mind does remembering. (The subject, bhaktāḥ, 'the devotees,' comes in line 3; these participles all describe them.)
भक्तजन वाणी से भगवान् की स्तुति करते रहते हैं। और मन से उनका स्मरण करते रहते हैं।
Why cited: cited to show avyārtha-kālatva — that for the devotee no moment passes in vain, every faculty always engaged in the Lord
क्यों उद्धृत: अव्यर्थ-कालत्व दिखाने के लिए उद्धृत — भक्त का कोई क्षण व्यर्थ नहीं जाता, उसकी प्रत्येक इन्द्रिय सदा भगवान् में लगी रहती है।
This verse is quoted from the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (the same as Bhāgavata 1.19.15) to illustrate avyārtha-kālatva, 'not a moment spent purposelessly.'
यह श्लोक हरि-भक्ति-सुधोदय से उद्धृत है (जो भागवत १.१९.१५ ही है), और इसे अव्यर्थ-कालत्व — अर्थात् एक क्षण भी व्यर्थ न बीतना — दिखाने के लिए लाया गया है।
L2citation
tanvā namanto’py aniśaṁ na tṛptāḥ |
tanvāwith the body instrumental of means (tanu)शरीर के द्वारा
namantaḥbowing down to him present participle, nom. pl.प्रणाम करते हुए
apieven so, and yet — sets up the surprise: they do all this and still concessive particleतो भी
aniśaṁwithout stopping, day and night adverb (a-niśa, 'no night off')निरन्तर, बिना विश्राम
na tṛptāḥthey are never satisfied — they never get their fill na + nom. pl. past participleतृप्त नहीं होते
tanvā — with the body; namantaḥ — bowing to him; api — even so; aniśaṁ — ceaselessly, night and day; na tṛptāḥ — yet never satisfied
tanvā — शरीर के द्वारा; namantaḥ — प्रणाम करते हुए; api — तो भी; aniśaṁ — निरन्तर; na tṛptāḥ — तृप्त नहीं होते
With their bodies they bow down to him. And they keep it up ceaselessly, night and day. Yet — this is the point of api, 'even so' — they never feel they have had enough. The three actions are now complete: praising with speech, remembering with the mind, bowing with the body. All three go on without pause, and still the devotees are not satiated.
और शरीर से प्रणाम करते रहते हैं। इस प्रकार निरन्तर लगे रहते हुए भी वे तृप्त नहीं होते।
Why cited: cited to show the devotee's engagement never stops (aniśaṁ) and never satiates (na tṛptāḥ) — hence no time is ever wasted
क्यों उद्धृत: यह दिखाने के लिए उद्धृत कि भक्त की सेवा कभी रुकती नहीं (निरन्तर) और कभी तृप्त नहीं होती (तृप्त नहीं होते) — इसीलिए कोई समय व्यर्थ नहीं जाता।
L3citation
bhaktāḥ sravan-netra-jalāḥ samagram
bhaktāḥthe devotees — this is the subject the whole verse has been describing nominative plural, subject of samarpayanti (L4)भक्तजन
sravan-netra-jalāḥwith tears streaming from their eyes — literally, 'the water of whose eyes is flowing' bahuvrīhi compound describing bhaktāḥ (sravat + netra + jala)जिनके नेत्रों से जल बह रहा है
samagramthe whole, the entire — describing āyuḥ ('life') in the next line accusative sing. neut., modifies āyuḥ in L4सम्पूर्ण (आयु को)
bhaktāḥ — the devotees; sravan-netra-jalāḥ — with tears streaming from their eyes; samagram (āyuḥ, L4) — the entire (lifespan)
bhaktāḥ — भक्तजन; sravan-netra-jalāḥ — जिनके नेत्रों से जल बह रहा है; samagram — सम्पूर्ण
Now the subject is named: bhaktāḥ, the devotees. Their eyes are streaming — sravan-netra-jalāḥ literally says 'the water of whose eyes is flowing,' that is, tears pouring down. And the word samagram, 'the whole,' points ahead to the next line: it is their whole life that they will offer. So this line finishes the picture — weeping devotees — and hands the sentence its object, 'the entire (life).'
वे भक्तजन, जिनके नेत्रों से अश्रुजल बहता रहता है। और वे अपनी सम्पूर्ण आयु —
Why cited: names the subject (the devotees) and, with samagram, sets up 'the entire life' that is offered — the climax of the no-time-wasted theme
क्यों उद्धृत: कर्ता (भक्तजन) का नाम लेता है, और samagram से 'सम्पूर्ण आयु' को खड़ा करता है जो अर्पित की जाती है — समय व्यर्थ न होने के भाव की पराकाष्ठा।
L4citation
āyur harer eva samarpayanti ||
āyuḥtheir life, their whole lifespan (the samagram of the previous line) accusative sing., object of samarpayantiआयु को
hareḥto Hari — they give it up unto Hari genitive of Hari standing as the recipient of samarpayanti ('offer to')हरि को
evaand to Hari alone — to no one and nothing else restrictive particleही
samarpayantithey offer up completely, they hand over entirely 3rd person plural present (sam-√ṛ, causative)समर्पित कर देते हैं
bhaktāḥ (L3) — the devotees; samagram (L3) āyuḥ — their entire life; hareḥ eva — to Hari alone; samarpayanti — offer up completely
āyuḥ — आयु को; hareḥ — हरि को; eva — ही; samarpayanti — समर्पित कर देते हैं
And here is the main verb the whole verse was building toward: samarpayanti, 'they offer up completely.' What do they offer? Samagram āyuḥ — their entire life. To whom? Hareḥ eva — to Hari, and to Hari alone. So the full sentence reads: the devotees, praising with their voices, remembering with their minds, bowing with their bodies without pause, never satisfied, tears streaming, offer their whole life to Hari alone. Note the eva, 'alone' — the offering is exclusive; nothing is held back and no one else receives it.
— अपनी सम्पूर्ण आयु केवल हरि को ही समर्पित कर देते हैं।
Why cited: the climax: the devotees give their entire life (samagram āyuḥ) to Hari alone — the proof that not a moment of that life is spent in vain
क्यों उद्धृत: पराकाष्ठा — भक्तजन अपनी सम्पूर्ण आयु (samagram āyuḥ) केवल हरि को दे देते हैं — यही प्रमाण कि उस आयु का एक क्षण भी व्यर्थ नहीं बीतता।
hareḥ is genitive in form but functions as the recipient of samarpayanti, 'they offer to Hari' (in devotional Sanskrit sam-arpayati readily takes the recipient in the genitive as well as the dative).
hareḥ रूप में षष्ठी है, परन्तु यहाँ samarpayanti के प्राप्तिकर्ता का काम कर रहा है — 'वे हरि को अर्पित करते हैं' (भक्ति-संस्कृत में sam-arpayati सम्प्रदान की भाँति षष्ठी में भी प्राप्तिकर्ता को सहज ग्रहण कर लेता है)।