Sumadhva Vijaya 2.20

Shloka 20:

patnyA samaM bhagavataH sa bhajan padAbjaM bhogAn laghUnapi punarlaghayA~ncakAra .

dAntaM svayaM ca hR^idayaM damayA~ncakAra svacChaM ca dehamadhikaM vimalIcakAra ..20..

padacChedaH:

patnyA samam bhagavataH saH bhajan padAbjam bhogAn laghUn api punaH laghayA~ncakAra dAntam svayam ca hR^idayam damayA~ncakAra svacCham ca deham adhikam vimalIcakAra .

anvayaH:

patnyA samam bhagavataH padAbjam bhajan saH laghUn bhogAn api punaH laghayA~ncakAra svayam ca dAntam hR^idayam damayA~ncakAra svacCham ca deham adhikam vimalIcakAra .

anvayArthaH:

patnyA samam = together with his wife bhagavataH = of nArAyaNa padAbjam = lotus feet bhajan = worshipping saH = that madhyageha bhaTTa laghUn bhogAn api = already lesser worldly pleasures punaH = still laghayA~ncakAra = reduced svayam ca = by nature dAntam = controlled hR^idayam = mind damayA~ncakAra = brought under control svacCham ca = already pure deham = body adhikam = more vimalIcakAra = purified.

Summary:

Together with his wife, madhyageha bhaTTa while worshipping the lotus feet of nArAyaNa greatly reduced his already lesser worldly pleasures, brought his already controlled mind under far greater control and greatly purfied his body which was already pure.

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