# Cc. Madhya 19.212 ## Text > śamo man-niṣṭhatā buddher > iti śrī-bhagavad-vacaḥ > tan-niṣṭhā durghaṭā buddher > etāṁ śānta-ratiṁ vinā ## Synonyms *śamaḥ*—equality or neutrality; *mat*-*niṣṭhatā*—being fixed in My lotus feet; *buddheḥ*—of the intelligence; *iti*—thus; *śrī*-*bhagavat*-*vacaḥ*—words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; *tat*-*niṣṭhā*—attachment or attraction for Him; *durghaṭā*—very difficult to achieve; *buddheḥ*—of intelligence; *etām*—thus; *śānta*-*ratim*—attachment on the platform of *śānta-rasa*; *vinā*—without. ## Translation **"These are the words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: 'When one's intelligence is fully attached to My lotus feet but one does not render practical service, one has attained the stage called śānta-rati, or śama. Without śānta-rati, attachment to Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to achieve.'** ## Purport This verse is found in the *Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu* (3.1.47).