SB 1.5.25
एवं प्रवृत्तस्य विशुद्धचेतसस्तद्धर्म एवात्मरुचिः प्रजायते ॥ २५ ॥
sakṛt sma bhuñje tad-apāsta-kilbiṣaḥ
evaṁ pravṛttasya viśuddha-cetasas
tad-dharma evātma-ruciḥ prajāyate
Synonyms
anumoditaḥ — being permitted [anujñātaḥ san99]; dvijaiḥ — by the twice-born brāhmaṇas; sakṛt — [I] once [eka-vāram100]; bhuñje sma — ate; ucchiṣṭa-lepān — the remnants of whatever food was left on their plates [bhikṣā-pātra-lagnān]; tat — [and] by doing so [tena bhojanena]; apāsta-kilbiṣaḥ — all my defilements were removed [(vinaṣṭāni kilbiṣāṇi), here meaning the defilements that present obstacles to bhakti (bhakti-pratibandhakā anarthāḥ)101]; evam pravṛttasya — being thus engaged in their service; viśuddha-cetasaḥ — I became pure in mind; ātma-ruciḥ — [and] a heartfelt attraction [manasaḥ ruciḥ]; prajāyate — arose in me [in a highly distinct and unquestionable manner (prakarṣeṇāvaśyam eva jāyate)102]; tat dharme eva — for their dharma alone [for the worship of Parameśvara alone (teṣām dharme parameśvara-bhajana eva)].
Translation
With the permission of the twice-born brāhmaṇas, I once ate the remnants of whatever food was left on their plates, and by doing so, all my defilements were removed. Being thus engaged in their service, I became pure in mind, and a heartfelt attraction arose in me for their dharma [of bhakti] alone.