॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
तृष्णातोये मदनपवनोद्धूतमोहोर्मिमाले
दारावर्ते तनयसहजग्राहसङ्घाकुले च।
संसाराख्ये महति जलधौ मज्जतां नस्त्रिधामन्
पादाम्भोजे वरद भवतो भक्तिनावं प्रयच्छ ॥१४॥
Translation: Oh, gracious boon-giving Lord of the three worlds! To us who are drowning in this ocean called Saṃsāra, which is full of the waters called sense-craving, with high waves raised in rows by the wind called lust, with whirlpools called the wife/sexual partner, with schools of sharks in the form of children, siblings and relatives, PLEASE give us the boat of Bhakti to Your lotus feet!
Notes: We have been using the term, "the ocean of worldliness". What does it mean? This shloka explains it. This world that we see and experience is entirely through the lens of our desires and cravings. So the reality is highly subjective. The first force that buffets us is lust. It is famously stated that lust is a trick played on all species by Nature to perpetuate itself. Lust is such a force that almost none escapes it unless we receive the Guru's or Almighty's grace. The logical result is family - my people, my wife and so on. All strong bonds that tie us down. The craving for wealth, name, fame and so on is only in the hope we can share and enjoy all that in the company of our near and dear ones - forgetting that human life is but a soap bubble ready to burst anytime making us lose all that we are attached to! Naturally, the devotee becomes desperate and prays for Bhakti. Bhakti then becomes a kind of boat to navigate the waters of Saṃsāra. We are in the world, with ostensibly all attachments, but, really, we are safe and detached. Why? Because our life is one full of Bhakti, whose power has been extolled in all the verses before.
