Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.81.36

tasyaiva me sauhṛda-sakhya-maitrī-

dāsyaḿ punar janmani janmani syāt

mahānubhāvena guṇālayena

viṣajjatas tat-puruṣa-prasańgaḥ

SYNONYMS

tasya — for Him; eva — indeed; me — my; sauhṛda — love; sakhya — friendship; maitrī — sympathy; dāsyam — and servitude; punaḥ — repeatedly; janmani janmani — life after life; syāt — may be; mahā-anubhāvena — with the supremely compassionate Lord; guṇa — of transcendental qualities; ālayena — the reservoir; viṣajjataḥ — who becomes thoroughly attached; tat — His; puruṣa — of the devotees; prasańgaḥ — the valuable association.

TRANSLATION

The Lord is the supremely compassionate reservoir of all transcendental qualities. Life after life may I serve Him with love, friendship and sympathy, and may I cultivate such firm attachment for Him by the precious association of His devotees.

PURPORT

As explained by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, sauhṛdam here signifies affection toward Him who is so compassionate to His devotees, sakhyam is affinity manifested in the desire to live in His company, maitrī is the attitude of intimate comradeship, and dāsyam is the urge to do service.

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