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ŚB 12.6.62

Devanagari

याज्ञवल्‍क्यश्च तच्छिष्य आहाहो भगवन् कियत् ।
चरितेनाल्पसाराणां चरिष्येऽहं सुदुश्चरम् ॥ ६२ ॥

Text

yājñavalkyaś ca tac-chiṣya
āhāho bhagavan kiyat
caritenālpa-sārāṇāṁ
cariṣye ’haṁ su-duścaram

Synonyms

yājñavalkyaḥ — Yājñavalkya; ca — and; tat-śiṣyaḥ — the disciple of Vaiśampāyana; āha — said; aho — just see; bhagavan — O master; kiyat — how much value; caritena — with the endeavor; alpa-sārāṇām — of these weak fellows; cariṣye — shall execute; aham — I; su-duścaram — that which is very difficult to perform.

Translation

Once Yājñavalkya, one of the disciples of Vaiśampāyana, said: O master, how much benefit will be derived from the feeble endeavors of these weak disciples of yours? I will personally perform some outstanding penance.