ŚB 10.20.33
Devanagari
शरदा नीरजोत्पत्त्या नीराणि प्रकृतिं ययु: ।
भ्रष्टानामिव चेतांसि पुनर्योगनिषेवया ॥ ३३ ॥
भ्रष्टानामिव चेतांसि पुनर्योगनिषेवया ॥ ३३ ॥
Verse text
śaradā nīrajotpattyā
nīrāṇi prakṛtiṁ yayuḥ
bhraṣṭānām iva cetāṁsi
punar yoga-niṣevayā
nīrāṇi prakṛtiṁ yayuḥ
bhraṣṭānām iva cetāṁsi
punar yoga-niṣevayā
Synonyms
śaradā — by the effect of the autumn season; nīraja — the lotus flowers; utpattyā — which regenerates; nīrāṇi — the bodies of water; prakṛtim — to their natural state (of cleanliness); yayuḥ — returned; bhraṣṭānām — of those who are fallen; iva — just as; cetāṁsi — the minds; punaḥ — once again; yoga — of devotional service; niṣevayā — by practice.
Translation
The autumn season, which regenerated the lotus flowers, also restored the various bodies of water to their original purity, just as the process of devotional service purifies the minds of the fallen yogīs when they return to it.